Bug#660265: please include patch to select rc6 modes via kernel parameter

2012-02-18 Thread Michael Meskes
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 01:46:15AM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Under discussion[1]. Not in drm-intel-next yet[2]. Sorry, I should have double checked my information. > I suspect a different, more targetted patch[3] would do a better job > of addressing the described use case: I'm currently

Bug#660265: please include patch to select rc6 modes via kernel parameter

2012-02-18 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 09:24:54PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: >> With these patch it is possible to enable rc6 but not deep >> or >> deepest rc6, a setting that makes ultrabooks, well at least the ASUS Zenbook, >> work very reliable but still get good ba

Bug#660265: please include patch to select rc6 modes via kernel parameter

2012-02-17 Thread Michael Meskes
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 08:42:43PM +, Ben Hutchings wrote: > What is the upstream status of this? AFAIK included in 3.4. > Why is it important for the user to be able to configure this, i.e. > why can't the kernel just DTRT? Why can't it be changed at run-time > like CPU power-saving? It is

Bug#660265: please include patch to select rc6 modes via kernel parameter

2012-02-17 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 09:24:54PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Version: 3.2.6-1 > Severity: wishlist > > Eugeni Dodonov from Intel proposed a patch to make rc6 modes selectable via > kernel parameter. With these patch it is possible to enable rc6 but not deep > or > deepes

Bug#660265: please include patch to select rc6 modes via kernel parameter

2012-02-17 Thread Michael Meskes
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 3.2.6-1 Severity: wishlist Eugeni Dodonov from Intel proposed a patch to make rc6 modes selectable via kernel parameter. With these patch it is possible to enable rc6 but not deep or deepest rc6, a setting that makes ultrabooks, well at least the ASUS Zenbook, work very