Bug#424243: nvidia-kernel-source: nvidia kernel module is eating way too much of power

[Andreas Beckmann]

On Wednesday, 16. May 2007 00:06:45 Christophe Troestler wrote:
> Package: nvidia-kernel-source
> Version: 1.0.8776-4
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I used PowerTOP (http://www.linuxpowertop.org/ ; unstable package
> powertop) to try to optimize my system for power consumption and the
> nvidia kernel module is second on the list with more and 144 wakeups
> per second even when idle.  It would be nice if it was less energy
> hungry.  (I know this issue needs to be forwarded upstream but I post
> it here for the record.)

Is this issue still present with the current driver versions in unstable 
(195.36.31-3) and experimental (256.53-1)?

Forwarding this problem upstream has to be done by you because following 
NVIDIA's bug reporting guidelines you will have to run their 
nvidia-bug-report.sh script (included in the Debian packages). For more 
infomation, look here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=46678


Andreas