Re: About TAU (and ICTC)

Michel Lanners writes:

My preliminary test indicate that settig ICTC to 33 (0x21) has no
noticeable effect on an idle machine. While running an endless kernel
compile loop, however, it makes the CPU temperature drop from 19C to
15-17C, and increases battery life by about 20 min.

How long did each kernel compile take, with ICTC=0 and ICTC=0x21, and
what was the average current consumption in each case?

I would expect that the total battery charge used could well be higher
with ICTC=0x21 than with ICTC=0, particularly if you had the LCD
backlight on during the compile. :)

Regards,
Paul.

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