Could auto-cpufreq be part of MX Linux?

[nixon]

I don't know if this has come up before:
https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq seems to be a good tool to prolong battery life. Currently it relies on systemd but maybe it could be interesting for mx too.
Chris Titus Tech certainly prefers it over tlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1iRxoyT4EA&t=332s . However having a solution without deep configuration sounds like a good idea.

I'd certainly would like something like that as a mx tool but I'm not up to date how good power saving mechanisms are currently in Linux and MX and if it's needed.

[JayM]

Doesn't the current cpufrequtils ondemand governor already do this?

[nixon]

I really don't know, tbh I'm quiet happy how it was and reinstalled TLP after seeing that auto-cpufreq needs systemd. So as I understand it right now my scaling governor is ondemand and TLP is active with its defaults. Is TLP active by default in vanilla MX?
Maybe I'm just searching for best practices and what are the deafults in MX.
Regards.

[nixon]

For anyone interested there is an open pull request to run auto-cpufreq on an init system https://github.com/AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq/pull/599 . I tested the changes on mx linux fluxbox 23 and was amazed how much longer I could run on battery on my old acer. Basicially auto-cpufreq detects if you unplugged your power supply and sets the governor to powersave dynamically. The pull request isn't quite there yet as you can see in the comments. With the new version there is a gui as you can see in the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGpkZ0AZVU . Maybe it could be considered by the mx team as I find it especially helpful for older machines. Of course it would be incredible if anyone wants to test the pull request and give feedback. Kind regards.

[Stevo]

Basicially auto-cpufreq detects if you unplugged your power supply and sets the governor to powersave dynamically.

Are there any great advantages over doing that with tlp and its tlpui GUI? Some machines even let you set that in the BIOS, too.

[nixon]

Maybe I didn't do it justice with that sentence.
It also handles turbo boost dynamically and maybe more things.

From Github:
Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux. Actively monitors laptop battery state, CPU usage, CPU temperature, and system load, ultimately allowing you to improve battery life without making any compromises.

I can't say if it's better than TLP, as I haven't used it so much to have an opinion.

Perhaps the author himself can explain it's advantages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPGpkZ0AZVU .

In my naive opinion: I found it easy to use. I started it, didn't config anything and had more battery life.

And even if this is not for MX maybe this inspires a tool for MX or something similar. :)

[Eadwine Rose]

Moved to package requests.