Re: [PATCH v4 14/16] sched/core: uclamp: request CAP_SYS_ADMIN by default

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Sep 24 2018 - 11:56:44 EST


On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 04:14:00PM +0100, Patrick Bellasi wrote:
> On 21-Sep 11:13, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > Laptops with active cooling however...
>
> How do you see active cooling playing a role ?
>
> Are you thinking, for example, at reduced fan noise if we remain below
> a certain OPP ?
>
> Are you factoring fans power consumptions into the overall P consumption ?

Nothing as fancy as that; I just figured that with a larger cooling
capacity, you can push chips higher onto that curve past the optimal
IPC/Watt point. Make it go fast etc..