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Intel's PowerTOP Extends Linux Battery Life

Posted by kdawson on from the using-the-hooks dept.

DuracellFan writes "Intel recently released its PowerTOP utility, which builds on work done by kernel developers to make the Linux kernel power-efficient. PowerTOP gives a snapshot of what apps are consuming the most power. The PowerTOP website also hosts patches for several Linux apps and the kernel. In the Linux.com article, lead PowerTOP developer Arjan van de Ven of Intel says that PowerTOP could soon show which applications keep the disk busy." Linux.com and Slashdot are both part of OSTG.

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  1. Linux does not consume power! by anss123 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The hardware that runs it does! Typical Intel, trying to shift the blame.

    :)

  2. Re:Old Kernels by VON-MAN · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Most people i know still run 2.4.x
    On a laptop? Sorry, that's stupid.
  3. How about hours? by eddy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Success Stories

    "With PowerTOP, I managed to increase the battery life of my Panasonic R4 laptop from 4 to almost 7 hours" -- Keith Packard, Principal Engineer at Intel

    Guess you could accuse him of bias...

    --
    Belief is the currency of delusion.
  4. Re:Old Kernels by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most people i know still run 2.4.x and Slackware still ships with 2.4 as default.

    Slackware users don't know people. Stop lying! It's just yourself who runs 2.4, right?