On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:05:45 +0000 (UTC) Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
> > if the mouse causes 4 interrupts/sec - this probably cause mouse events? > > thus x wakeups and then e wakeups to get the events. > > Nope, the 4/sec are just the usb hcd polling. When I move the mouse, or use > the trackpoint, then I get a ton of wakeups. Also, the X wakeups are usually > around 1/sec in idle, which implies that it's not pass-through X-events that > are triggering it. aaah. > > 1. something polling - what, i don't know, but you will need to strace > > and/or debug and find out. > > Yeah, I started to use strace and there were a bunch of select() which > probably are the cause. There was some mention of a similar problem with > WindowMaker, so I'll look into that patch to see what was done to eliminate > those wakeups. well really - the wakeups are either input on an fd (eg from x or a socket etc.) OR its a timer. you simply need to find out what the timers are that are ticking off - once you know this - you know what to look for. :) > > i share your desire to reduce this, though 4/sec is really minimal when you > > think about it :) > > It remains to be determined if it makes any real difference, but so far > powertop has been pretty effective at reducing the power consumption of my > thinkpad, so we'll see... sure. at this stage i'd consider this low priority or even an "e18 thing", but if you find out what it is - do tell. > Alec > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 裸好多 Tokyo, Japan (東京 日本) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
