misc: Provides tools and guidelines to tune a system for idle

Registered by Amit Kucheria

* Find effective ways to display what is keep the system from idling
* Display more effectively what is keeping us from idling (timeline-based view of wakeups?)
* Documentation on how to debug low-power usecases

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
Vincent Guittot
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Amit Kucheria
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Amit Kucheria
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for trunk
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
milestone icon 2012.06
Started by
Amit Kucheria
Completed by
Amit Kucheria

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

Status:
Done

[amitk: 4/11/2010]
 * powerdebug will already try to highlight blockers to idle in terms of clock and regulator trees
 * powertop highlights the processes that cause wakeups
 * Hence this blueprint will get implemented via work on other blueprints

(?)

Work Items

Work items:
[amitk] : Document work items in other blueprints: DONE

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