Re: [Powertop] powertop putting far too much blame on wifi

Marc MERLIN <marc_powertop at merlins.org>
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.powertop
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On Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 03:30:38PM -0800, Alexandra Yates wrote:
> > IMHO, the usage and event counters seem to be valid. What's wrong is
> > energy
> > estimation: it is done entirely in software, using some strange
> > semi-heuristic
> > guesswork.

For me, the most likely incorrect usage report just shifts to another
line if it's a device I can remove (although most often it's integrated
in the laptop, so I can't remove it).

Marc
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