Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-26 Thread Jaap Struyk
Duncan Webb schreef: Good to know, thanks for the info. However I'm pretty certain that this does not stop the CPU going into a power saving mode. I don't want him to sleep (it's a 24/7 server) but all steps I took to lower the ticks saved me about 7 degrees Celcius... (and humans always want

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-25 Thread Duncan Webb
Jaap Struyk wrote: Duncan Webb schreef: It seems to be but may not be as reliable as rel-1-7 branch. Actually it ran quite nicely apart from some trouble I got with the recordserver due to kaa trouble. Apart from that, 1.8 doesn't improve cpu calls, it's still ~205. This is not not bad

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-25 Thread Jaap Struyk
Duncan Webb schreef: This is not not bad and big improvement on the 1000 what was reported in the bug number 1781831 Uhmmm, I yust upgraded to kernel 2.6.23.x and now my freevo is doing 1000 wakeups too... I will see what kernel option I used that causes this. -- Groetjes Japie

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-25 Thread Jaap Struyk
Jaap Struyk schreef: I will see what kernel option I used that causes this. CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS is responcible for this, without it I get ~205 again. (running 1.8.x fine and stable ;) -- Groetjes Japie - This SF.net

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-25 Thread Gorka Olaizola
On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 06:36:51PM +0100, Jaap Struyk wrote: CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS is responcible for this, without it I get ~205 again. (running 1.8.x fine and stable ;) Could the CONFIG_NO_HZ (Dynamic ticks) option be of any help? This url[1] that it doesn't reduce much the power

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-24 Thread Jaap Struyk
Duncan Webb schreef: It seems to be but may not be as reliable as rel-1-7 branch. Actualy it ran quite nicely apart from some trouble I got with the recordserver due to kaa trouble. Apart from that, 1.8 doesn't improve cpu calls, it's still ~205. b.t.w. John is right; You are doing a great job

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-23 Thread John Molohan
Duncan Webb wrote: Jaap Struyk wrote: Duncan Webb schreef: 1.7.4 is the rel-1-7 branch, the up coming 1.8.0 (rel-1 branch) has the kaa.notifier code. Is the 1.8 usable for all day use? It seems to be but may not be as reliable as rel-1-7 branch. I've been

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-23 Thread Duncan Webb
Jaap Struyk wrote: Duncan Webb schreef: 1.7.4 is the rel-1-7 branch, the up coming 1.8.0 (rel-1 branch) has the kaa.notifier code. Is the 1.8 usable for all day use? It seems to be but may not be as reliable as rel-1-7 branch. Are there any values inside the code wich can be lowered?

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-23 Thread Jaap Struyk
Duncan Webb schreef: 1.7.4 is the rel-1-7 branch, the up coming 1.8.0 (rel-1 branch) has the kaa.notifier code. Is the 1.8 usable for all day use? Are there any values inside the code wich can be lowered? (like media polling intervals) By configuration, no. I understand that, I've been

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-21 Thread Jaap Struyk
Duncan Webb schreef: kaa notifier is being used in the rel-1 branch, may be this version is better. 1.7.4 is slightly bether, it has a proces of 100 ticks and one of ~105. Funny is the value of 100, my nvidia drives has 50 (wich is the redraw freq.) maybe freevo is also doing some screen

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-21 Thread Duncan Webb
Jaap Struyk wrote: Duncan Webb schreef: kaa notifier is being used in the rel-1 branch, may be this version is better. 1.7.4 is slightly bether, it has a proces of 100 ticks and one of ~105. Funny is the value of 100, my nvidia drives has 50 (wich is the redraw freq.) maybe freevo is

[Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-20 Thread Jaap Struyk
Hello, Recently I started with powertop to see how I can bring down powerconsumtion and therefore temp. on my server/freevo box and freevo is responcible for most interupts; around 230 per second. Is there a way to lower this? (polling intervals for media or remote?) -- Groetjes Japie

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-20 Thread Jason Tackaberry
On 2007-11-20 06:39, Jaap Struyk wrote: Recently I started with powertop to see how I can bring down powerconsumtion and therefore temp. on my server/freevo box and freevo is responcible for most interupts; around 230 per second. Is there a way to lower this? (polling intervals for media or

Re: [Freevo-users] freevo cpu wakeups

2007-11-20 Thread Duncan Webb
Jason Tackaberry wrote: On 2007-11-20 06:39, Jaap Struyk wrote: Recently I started with powertop to see how I can bring down powerconsumtion and therefore temp. on my server/freevo box and freevo is responcible for most interupts; around 230 per second. Is there a way to lower this? (polling