QA:Testcase Power Management tuned powersave idle

Description

This test case measures energy consumed by you system while in active idle with laptop-battery-powersave profile activated.

This test targets laptop users.

This test will take approx. 15 minutes.

If you do not have laptop or enough time feel free to skip this test. In this case please leave the corresponding column in the results table blank.

If you complete this test, please also complete the Tuned perf idle test.

Setup

1. Check that you have pm-test-day package installed:

   $ rpm -q pm-test-day

For better results disable screensaver, screen dimming/turning off, transition to sleep mode, HDD power savings and cron service. Scripts are provided:

1. Disable user PM via gconf (and save previous settings), it needs to be run under user who is logged into desktop:

   $ pmtd-pm-user-settings saveoff

   • After the test it is possible to restore the previous settings by using the restore parameter instead of saveoff.
2. Disable system PM (and save previous settings):

   # pmtd-pm-system-settings saveoff

   • After the test it is possible to restore the previous settings by using the restore parameter instead of saveoff.

How to test

This test needs to be run on battery.

If your battery is charged to less than 50% of its capacity please re-charge it before this test.

1. Run the following command:

   # pmtd-measure-powersave-idle

2. Do not touch your computer until the test completes (cca. 15 minutes).
3. Write the output to the results table.

Expected Results

1. Energy consumed during the test is written to the stdout.