On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:41:18 +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:59:20 +0100, Tomas Johansson wrote: > > I have CPU freq scaling and voltage scaling turned of, both in BIOS and in the compiled kernel. Do not know what C states. > > Google does know about them, for example: > http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/611 > > You don't need to know about the implementation details though. The > bottom line is: when implemented properly, a CPU consumes way less > power and generates way less heat when idle than when used. Oh, and I forgot to mention: if you want to see how C states are used under Linux on your specific system, install and run the powertop utility. -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ lm-sensors mailing list lm-sensors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/lm-sensors
