(In reply to ptheis from comment #16)
> - added rcu_nocbs=0-15 to kernel command line (1700x has 16 threads) > - disabled C6 power management in BIOS
You need to make a custom kernel and enable RCU_NOCB_CPU in the kernel configuration. Otherwise the rcu_nocbs parameter have no effect.
You want to save power when your CPU cores are not used so keep the C6 option enabled in the Bios.
(In reply to ptheis from comment #16)
> - added rcu_nocbs=0-15 to kernel command line (1700x has 16 threads)
> - disabled C6 power management in BIOS
You need to make a custom kernel and enable RCU_NOCB_CPU in the kernel configuration. Otherwise the rcu_nocbs parameter have no effect.
You want to save power when your CPU cores are not used so keep the C6 option enabled in the Bios.