On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:06:31 +0100, Chris Bagnall <m0n0wall at minotaur dot cc> wrote:
>
> On the whole saving energy subject, is m0n0 able to take advantage of any
> CPU power throttling states that might be supported on newer chips? At the
> most basic level I'm thinking HLT command which nearly every CPU should
> support, but how about the speedstep stuff on PIIIs? Or is it simpler just
> underclocking CPUs in the BIOS if supported?
>
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure those features (speedstep, etc.)
are only found on laptop procs, which would rule out the vast majority
of m0n0wall installations.
-Chris |