| 2020-04-28 19:52:12 |
Anjune M |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2020-04-28 19:53:42 |
Anjune M |
description |
Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to returning the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode (typically: ondemand)? |
Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to returning the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode? |
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| 2020-04-28 20:36:21 |
Sebastien Bacher |
gamemode (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
Low |
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| 2020-04-28 21:20:36 |
Anjune M |
bug watch added |
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https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode/issues/214 |
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| 2020-04-28 21:44:56 |
Anjune M |
description |
Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to returning the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode? |
Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to return the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode? |
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| 2020-05-18 13:05:58 |
Sebastien Bacher |
gamemode (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Fix Committed |
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| 2020-05-18 13:13:27 |
Sebastien Bacher |
description |
Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to return the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode? |
* Impact
The CPU governor is forced to 'powersave' when gamemode exists
* Test case
$ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
-> get the value
$ /usr/libexec/gamemode-simulate-game gedit
-> close gedit
$ cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
-> the value should be the same as in the first step
* Regression potential
it's only a config change about the governer selection so it should have other impact
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Release: Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch), but should be the same in 20.04
Package version: 1.5.1-0ubuntu3
What happens: The not-commented-out line "defaultgov=powersave" in /etc/gamemode.ini causes gamemode to switch to the powersave governor on exit rather than reverting to whatever governor was in use when gamemode kicked in. For AMD CPUs at least powersave is not an appropriate setting -- the CPU will run slow regardless of demand. It's nice for when you want some peace and quiet, not so nice for doing work (or for playing games you haven't configured to use gamemode).
What I expect to happen: Surely the sane, expected, and user-respecting behaviour here would be to return the system to the state it was in pre-gamemode? |
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| 2020-05-18 14:29:41 |
Launchpad Janitor |
gamemode (Ubuntu): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2020-05-22 22:48:42 |
Steve Langasek |
gamemode (Ubuntu Focal): status |
New |
Fix Committed |
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| 2020-05-22 22:48:43 |
Steve Langasek |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team |
| 2020-05-22 22:48:45 |
Steve Langasek |
bug |
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added subscriber SRU Verification |
| 2020-05-22 22:48:49 |
Steve Langasek |
tags |
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verification-needed verification-needed-focal |
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| 2020-05-24 16:49:56 |
Anjune M |
tags |
verification-needed verification-needed-focal |
verification-done-focal verification-needed |
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| 2020-06-02 20:42:41 |
Launchpad Janitor |
gamemode (Ubuntu Focal): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2020-06-02 20:42:44 |
Brian Murray |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team |
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