---

Home Developer

Mobile Users Beware: Linux Has Major Power Regression

By

“Compared to Ubuntu 10.10, the power consumption on Ubuntu 11.04
for mobile devices is up about 10% on average but under some
workloads, I am seeing the power consumption up by nearly 30%.

“This is happening on many mobile systems spanning multiple
generations of Intel CPUs and with Intel / ATI / NVIDIA graphics.
This issue has been tracked down to a frightening kernel regression
in the mainline tree that is still not addressed.”


Complete Story

Get the Free Newsletter!

Subscribe to Developer Insider for top news, trends, & analysis

Must Read

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Our Brands

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.