Unifying Power Policies

Explore a proposal for unifying power policies in the Linux kernel through a comprehensive 48-minute conference talk from the Linux Plumbers Conference. Delve into the current challenges of separate, uncoordinated policies for scheduling, frequency scaling, and idle state selection, and how they impact each other. Discover the need for new functionality in power management for next-generation platforms. Learn about the proposed solution of a power scheduler and platform-specific power driver to address these issues and improve overall system efficiency. Gain insights into the future of Linux kernel power management from ARM Ltd. expert Morten Rasmussen.