[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-10-27 Thread Paweł Jakubowski
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 818830 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 ** Also affects: linux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bug

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-10-20 Thread Leann Ogasawara
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 818830 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/818830 Hi Steven, I do believe this is a duplicate of bug 818830 so I am marking it as such. I've been in contact with Intel and they are aware of the power regression issue and are actively investigating a fix. T

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-10-14 Thread Ron Ellis
I am also experiencing this same issue on a Lenovo X220 i7 2620m. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834037 Title: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops To manage n

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-27 Thread razor
I had this problem after I updated first kernel after 2.6.38. So I always kept a copy of 2.6.38. All the 3.0 and even 3.0.1(custom compiled) had this problem. 2.6.38 has graphics glitches, but xorg- edgers has made it usable enough. The 3.0 kernels are good for graphics performance but drains away

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-23 Thread Steven Keys
Looks like Phoronix has pretty much confirmed this same bug on Sandy Bridge processors: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTg5Mg Their power usage increase between the two kernels matches what I see very closely. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-12 Thread John Eikenberry
Just passing along what I've experienced with this bug. I also posted this on the duplicate bug (#818830) in case one of them is marked as a duplicate. X220 i7-2620M I experience the difference in power usage w/ 3.x kernels and setting the i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 parameter fixes this issue while

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-12 Thread Joshua V. Dillon
Also seeing this on the new MacBook Air 13.3" Core i5-2557M. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834037 Title: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops To manage notifi

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-10 Thread Steven Keys
** Description changed: I would like to report what myself and several others believe to be a serious bug affecting all Linux kernels 3.0 and up, and none below 3.0 (2.6.x and lower). I tested this using .deb kernel packages for Ubuntu 11.10. One-sentence description: On certain hardwar

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
Added package as "linux" ** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834037 Title: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops To man

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-09-09 Thread Steven Keys
This appears to be a potentially related, but apparently different bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/818830 The person who posted comment #10 (Eric Liang) on that bug seems to actually be experiencing this bug. He is also using an X220 with a Sandy Bridge processor. -- Yo

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-31 Thread Steven Keys
I made a mistake previously and would like to clear it up. The mistake was a result of not giving something enough time and testing. I have now tested it more thoroughly and have more to report: Using the modified (no sparse irq) kernel with kernel parameter i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 DOES increase ba

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-31 Thread DH
Forgot to add that my command line arguments have been set by grub to include "acpi_osi=Linux i8042.reset=1" for all of the above kernel installs to ensure hardware fn-keys work as intended. Will test with other command line options recommended in this article to see if they have any effect: http:/

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-31 Thread DH
Same issue here on Acer 3820t with Core i3-350m. Kernel rescheduling ticks account for 400-1000 wakeups per second at idle under Bodhi Linux 1.1 (Ubuntu Lucid base) with 3.0.0.7 and 3.0.0.8. Worst I had ever seen previously was around 300-400 per second under 2.6.34.x I think it was. 2.6.38.x usual

[Bug 834037] Re: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops

2011-08-28 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/834037 Title: Huge power regression in kernel 3.x on Sandy Bridge laptops To manage notifications