System Information

PowerTOP Version	v2.2
Kernel Version	Linux version 3.7.10-1.1-default (geeko@buildhost) (gcc version 4.7.2 20130108 [gcc-4_7-branch revision 195012] (SUSE Linux) ) #1 SMP Thu Feb 28 15:06:29 UTC 2013 (82d3f21)
System Name	Hewlett-Packard 17DF A1029D1102
CPU Information	4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz
OS Information	openSUSE 12.3 (Dartmouth) (x86_64)

Power Consumption Summary

67.3 wakeups/second, 0.0 GPU ops/second, 0.0 VFS ops/sec, 36.8 GFX wakes/sec and 0.8% CPU use

Usage	Events/s	Category	Description
0.4%	12.9	Process	/usr/bin/python -OO /usr/bin/gmixer -d
0.0%	11.3	Process	parcellite
0.0%	10.4	Timer	tick_sched_timer
0.0%	3.1	Process	[ksoftirqd/2]
0.0%	4.6	Timer	hrtimer_wakeup
0.0%	4.6	Process	[rcu_sched]
0.0%	3.7	Process	lxterminal
0.0%	4.0	Interrupt	[9] RCU(softirq)
0.1%	2.7	Process	lxpanel --profile LXDE
0.0%	3.3	Interrupt	[7] sched(softirq)
0.1%	0.05	Process	/usr/bin/X -background none :0 vt07 -nolisten tcp

Processor Idle state report

Package 0			Core 0			CPU 0			CPU 1
						C0 active	0.8%		0.1%
						POLL	0.0%	0.0 ms	0.0%	0.0 ms
						C1-IVB	1.7%	1.3 ms	0.0%	0.3 ms
C2 (pc2)	0.3%
C3 (pc3)	1.2%		C3 (cc3)	1.2%		C3-IVB	0.1%	0.4 ms	0.0%	2.5 ms
C6 (pc6)	0.4%		C6 (cc6)	0.0%		C6-IVB	0.0%	0.4 ms	0.0%	0.1 ms
C7 (pc7)	92.2%		C7 (cc7)	95.4%		C7-IVB	96.7%	19.4 ms	99.8%	60.3 ms
			Core 1			CPU 2			CPU 3
						C0 active	0.6%		0.1%
						POLL	0.0%	0.0 ms	0.0%	0.0 ms
						C1-IVB	1.6%	1.7 ms	0.1%	2.6 ms
			C3 (cc3)	1.2%		C3-IVB	0.1%	0.4 ms	0.0%	0.3 ms
			C6 (cc6)	0.0%		C6-IVB	0.0%	0.9 ms	0.0%	0.6 ms
			C7 (cc7)	95.6%		C7-IVB	97.2%	18.6 ms	99.7%	82.4 ms
			GPU 20561984
			Powered On	0.4%
			RC6	0.0%
			RC6p	99.6%
			RC6pp	0.0%

Processor Frequency Report

Package 0			Core 0			CPU 0		CPU 1
						Actual	1432 MHz	1273 MHz
Turbo Mode	8.3%		Turbo Mode	8.2%		Turbo Mode	8.2%	0.0%
2.60 GHz	0.0%		2.60 GHz	0.0%		2.60 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.50 GHz	0.0%		2.50 GHz	0.0%		2.50 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.40 GHz	0.0%		2.40 GHz	0.0%		2.40 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.31 GHz	0.0%		2.31 GHz	0.0%		2.31 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.21 GHz	0.0%		2.21 GHz	0.0%		2.21 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.10 GHz	0.0%		2.10 GHz	0.0%		2.10 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
2.00 GHz	0.0%		2.00 GHz	0.0%		2.00 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
1.91 GHz	0.0%		1.91 GHz	0.0%		1.91 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
1.80 GHz	0.0%		1.80 GHz	0.0%		1.80 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
1.71 GHz	0.0%		1.71 GHz	0.0%		1.71 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
1.60 GHz	0.0%		1.60 GHz	0.0%		1.60 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
1500 MHz	0.0%		1500 MHz	0.0%		1500 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
1400 MHz	0.0%		1400 MHz	0.0%		1400 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
1300 MHz	0.0%		1300 MHz	0.0%		1300 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
1200 MHz	23.4%		1200 MHz	22.8%		1200 MHz	22.8%	0.1%
Idle	68.3%		Idle	69.0%		Idle	69.0%	99.9%
			Core 1			CPU 2		CPU 3
						Actual	1392 MHz	1260 MHz
			Turbo Mode	0.1%		Turbo Mode	0.1%	0.0%
			2.60 GHz	0.0%		2.60 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.50 GHz	0.0%		2.50 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.40 GHz	0.0%		2.40 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.31 GHz	0.0%		2.31 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.21 GHz	0.0%		2.21 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.10 GHz	0.0%		2.10 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			2.00 GHz	0.0%		2.00 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1.91 GHz	0.0%		1.91 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1.80 GHz	0.0%		1.80 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1.71 GHz	0.0%		1.71 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1.60 GHz	0.0%		1.60 GHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1500 MHz	0.0%		1500 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1400 MHz	0.0%		1400 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1300 MHz	0.0%		1300 MHz	0.0%	0.0%
			1200 MHz	0.8%		1200 MHz	0.7%	0.1%
			Idle	99.1%		Idle	99.2%	99.9%

Overview of Software Power Consumers

Usage	Wakeups/s	GPU ops/s	Disk IO/s	GFX Wakeups/s	Category	Description
4.1 ms/s	12.9			8.1	Process	/usr/bin/python -OO /usr/bin/gmixer -d
487.9 us/s	11.3			5.2	Process	parcellite
177.4 us/s	10.4				Timer	tick_sched_timer
26.6 us/s	3.1			8.3	Process	[ksoftirqd/2]
104.5 us/s	4.6				Timer	hrtimer_wakeup
115.6 us/s	4.6				Process	[rcu_sched]
333.1 us/s	3.7			1.9	Process	lxterminal
98.3 us/s	4.0				Interrupt	[9] RCU(softirq)
585.1 us/s	2.7			2.2	Process	lxpanel --profile LXDE
138.4 us/s	3.3				Interrupt	[7] sched(softirq)
0.7 ms/s	0.05			11.0	Process	/usr/bin/X -background none :0 vt07 -nolisten tcp
52.7 us/s	1.1				kWork	cache_reap
8.6 us/s	1.0				kWork	pci_pme_list_scan
16.4 us/s	0.8				Timer	watchdog_timer_fn
15.7 us/s	0.5				kWork	e1000_watchdog_task
1.5 us/s	0.5				kWork	mei_timer
0.0 us/s	0.5				kWork	disk_events_workfn
19.7 us/s	0.4				Interrupt	[3] net_rx(softirq)
18.4 us/s	0.25				Process	/usr/lib/menu-cached
4.3 us/s	0.25				Process	[watchdog/3]
4.3 us/s	0.25				Process	[watchdog/1]
2.0 us/s	0.24				Timer	sched_rt_period_timer
15.8 us/s	0.15			0.1	Process	xscreensaver -no-splash
16.0 us/s	0.15				Interrupt	[4] block(softirq)
11.2 us/s	0.15				Process	openbox --config-file /home/tux/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
4.3 us/s	0.15				Process	/usr/lib/rtkit/rtkit-daemon
0.6 us/s	0.09				kWork	neigh_periodic_work
152.5 us/s					Timer	delayed_work_timer_fn
133.0 us/s					kWork	do_dbs_timer
0.9 us/s	0.05				Process	[watchdog/0]
0.9 us/s	0.05				Process	[watchdog/2]
3.1 us/s	0.04				Process	syslog-ng
2.4 us/s	0.04				Process	[flush-8:0]
79.4 us/s	0.01				Process	powertop --html --time=120
91.4 us/s					Interrupt	[1] timer(softirq)
74.4 us/s					Process	[kworker/1:2]
2.3 us/s	0.03				Process	/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
0.8 us/s	0.03				Process	[khugepaged]
0.1 us/s	0.03				kWork	blk_delay_work
46.2 us/s					Process	[kworker/3:1]
2.2 us/s	0.02				Process	[migration/2]
1.7 us/s	0.02				Process	[jbd2/sda3-8]
0.0 us/s	0.02				kWork	cfq_kick_queue
6.9 us/s	0.01				Process	systemd-udevd
3.3 us/s	0.01				Process	/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
2.6 us/s	0.01				Process	[migration/0]
2.2 us/s	0.01				Process	[migration/1]
1.9 us/s	0.01				Process	[migration/3]
1.3 us/s	0.01				Process	/usr/sbin/syslog-ng -F
16.3 us/s					Process	[ksoftirqd/0]
13.0 us/s					kWork	vmstat_update
10.2 us/s					Process	[kworker/0:2]
10.1 us/s					Timer	clocksource_watchdog
9.0 us/s					Process	[kworker/2:1]
8.4 us/s					Process	[ksoftirqd/3]
7.6 us/s					Process	[ksoftirqd/1]
7.3 us/s					Interrupt	[46] SATA controller
5.0 us/s					Interrupt	[50] eth0
2.1 us/s					Timer	process_timeout
1.1 us/s					Timer	e1000_watchdog
1.0 us/s					Timer	death_by_timeout
0.9 us/s					Timer	dev_watchdog
0.4 us/s					Process	[kworker/1:1H]
0.3 us/s					Interrupt	[8] hrtimer(softirq)
0.3 us/s					Interrupt	[2] net tx(softirq)
0.2 us/s					Timer	writeout_period
0.1 us/s					Timer	blk_rq_timed_out_timer
0.0 us/s					Timer	cfq_idle_slice_timer
0.0 us/s					Timer	commit_timeout
0.0 us/s					Timer	addrconf_verify

Device Power Report

Usage	Device name
0.8%	CPU use
100.0%	Display backlight
94.9%	Display backlight
0.0 ops/s	GPU
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
100.0%	USB device: usb-device-8087-0024
100.0%	USB device: usb-device-8087-0024
100.0%	USB device: xHCI Host Controller
100.0%	USB device: xHCI Host Controller
100.0%	USB device: EHCI Host Controller
100.0%	USB device: EHCI Host Controller
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
100.0%	PCI Device: Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
100.0%	PCI Device: JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation QM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
100.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
0.4 pkts/s	Network interface: eth0 (e1000e)
0.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
0.0%	Audio codec hwC0D3: Intel
0.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
0.0%	PCI Device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
0.0%	Audio codec hwC0D0: IDT
0.0%	PCI Device: JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller

Process device activity

Process	Device
systemd	/dev/autofs
	/dev/kmsg
systemd-journal	/dev/kmsg
	/dev/kmsg
systemd-logind	/dev/input/event3
	/dev/input/event4
	/dev/input/event5
	/dev/input/event6
X	/dev/fb0
	/dev/input/event0
	/dev/input/event1
	/dev/input/event2
	/dev/input/event3
	/dev/input/event5
	/dev/input/event6
	/dev/input/event9
	/dev/vga_arbiter
pulseaudio	/dev/snd/controlC0
	/dev/snd/controlC0
	/dev/snd/controlC0
gmixer	/dev/snd/controlC0

Software Settings in need of Tuning

Description	Script
NMI watchdog should be turned off	echo '0' > '/proc/sys/kernel/nmi_watchdog';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host0	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/link_power_management_policy';
VM writeback timeout	echo '1500' > '/proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs';
Enable Audio codec power management	echo '1' > '/sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host4	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host4/link_power_management_policy';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host5	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host5/link_power_management_policy';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host2	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host2/link_power_management_policy';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host3	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host3/link_power_management_policy';
Enable SATA link power Managmenet for host1	echo 'min_power' > '/sys/class/scsi_host/host1/link_power_management_policy';
Autosuspend for unknown USB device 3-1 (8087:0024)	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/3-1/power/control';
Autosuspend for unknown USB device 4-1 (8087:0024)	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/4-1/power/control';
Autosuspend for USB device xHCI Host Controller [usb1]	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1/power/control';
Autosuspend for USB device xHCI Host Controller [usb2]	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control';
Autosuspend for USB device EHCI Host Controller [usb3]	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb3/power/control';
Autosuspend for USB device EHCI Host Controller [usb4]	echo 'auto' > '/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb4/power/control';

Optimal Tuned Software Settings

Description
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation QM77 Express Chipset LPC Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1
Runtime PM for PCI Device Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
Runtime PM for PCI Device JMicron Technology Corp. SD/MMC Host Controller
Runtime PM for PCI Device JMicron Technology Corp. Standard SD Host Controller
Wake-on-lan status for device eth0
Using 'ondemand' cpufreq governor