From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kristen Carlson Accardi Subject: Re: S0iX Ultra Low Power States Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 10:13:59 -0800 Message-ID: <20141125101359.088cdacf@kcaccard-desk.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <54747B59.2080503@secunet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mga03.intel.com ([134.134.136.65]:36467 "EHLO mga03.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750784AbaKYSOA (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:14:00 -0500 In-Reply-To: <54747B59.2080503@secunet.com> Sender: linux-pm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org To: Dennis Wassenberg Cc: "linux-pm@vger.kernel.org" On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:51:37 +0100 Dennis Wassenberg wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know more about the Linux power management in > correlation to the Intel S0iX Ultra Low Power States. > > Systems which have a Windows 8 Logo must support Connected Standby (or > InstantGo, however it is called). One of the requirements getting this > logo is that the ACPI firmware must not provide an S3 object in the root > of the namespace. This means that Linux can not use the S3 mode. > > To archive a very low power consumption Microsoft uses the Ultra Low > Power States S0i1 and S0i3. Is there a way to use these low power states > in linux for Haswell/LynxPoint or Broadwell/Skylake platforms? > > I read something about these states. Such that they can be activated > automatically but there are some preconditions (e.g. certain IO devices > have to put into a low power state, graphics off, only one CPU online, > ...). If I enter the S1 Low Power State (with additional > disable_nonboot_cpus) all of these preconditions should be fulfilled?! > But I can not observe that the there is a power consumption less than 1 > Watt. > > Thank you & Best regards, > > Dennis Hi, On haswell ULT and Broadwell ULT these states can be entered as part of Linux's normal Idle flow if some preconditions are met. You should run powertop to ensure that all devices are tuned for low power. The embedded display must be off. (no external display connected). You should confirm that all PCIe endpoint devices on your platform support ASPM and L1 substates (using lspci). If they do not, you must ensure they are in D3. You should kill or freeze any processes that frequently wake in order to improve your average battery life. You can use powertop or turbostat to confirm entry into pc8/pc9/pc10. Good luck. Kristen