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CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE

in the apm setup...

clock throttling is a subject of some debate on the linux kernel list... ;) 
but the apm idle call will at least idle the cpu once the idle loop has 
been running for a while.

joelja

On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, David Grant wrote:

> There is a program for Windows called CPUIdle, which cools the Athlon
> tremendoulsy.  I can get my temp. from 52C down to 36C.  It makes the CPU
> truly go idle.  Is there anything like this for Linux, and I'm wondering if
> anyone knows the instructions (and/or signals) which could be used to put
> the Athlon into this state.  I guess it's more of a question for some APM
> guys, but I thought some people here might know the interface to the Athlon,
> and might thus know how this software cooling works.  Actually the low-level
> apm stuff is part of the kernel right?  so maybe this is on-topic.
> 
> http://www.cpuidle.de/
> 
> Cheers,
> David Grant
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