Performance modes?

sbdags · Jan 24, 2014

Right bit of a dev question - but I want to understand this further. On previous transformers the user could manually choose one of three performance modes - power saving, balanced or normal. THere were also two hidden modes that never got used. These were controlled by the cpu1.sh, cpu2.sh, cpu3.sh, cpu4.sh and cpu5.sh files.

On the TF700T this is done somewhat differently. It seems the system determines what performance is required on behalf of the user depending upon what they are doing.

Is there anyway of controlling this manually or does anyone know what triggers the selection?

They are:
power saving
normal
balanced
videoplay
web browsing

sbdags · Jan 24, 2014

The files are made up like this:

pwr-saving.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh -x
#This is pwr-saving mode!
echo 1 > /sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/system_mode
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable
echo 25 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness
am broadcast -a asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.action.CHANGE_MODE --ei asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.extra.CHANGE_MODE 25

pwr-balance.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh -x
#This is pwr-balance mode!
echo 1 > /sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/system_mode
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable
echo 25 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness
am broadcast -a asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.action.CHANGE_MODE --ei asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.extra.CHANGE_MODE 25

pwr-normal.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh -x
#This is pwr-normal mode!
echo 0 > /sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/system_mode
echo 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable
am broadcast -a asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.action.CHANGE_MODE --ei asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.extra.CHANGE_MODE 0

pwr-videoplay.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh -x
#This is pwr-videoplay mode!
echo 1 > /sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/system_mode
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable
echo 29 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness
am broadcast -a asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.action.CHANGE_MODE --ei asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.extra.CHANGE_MODE 29

pwr-web_browsing.sh

Code:

#!/bin/sh -x
#This is pwr-web_browsing mode!
echo 1 > /sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/system_mode
echo 1 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable
echo 25 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness
am broadcast -a asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.action.CHANGE_MODE --ei asus.splendid.powersaver.intent.extra.CHANGE_MODE 25

So I can see how to disable smartdimmer. Easy enough

Agressiveness to 0 presumably to turn that off just in case.

But what would call these? I.e., how does the system know which is required. I'll have a look through the kernel to see if there is anything obvious. Anyone seen any documentation from nvidia on this? There is one final file called power.macallan.rc which also looks very interesting:

Code:

# FORMAT:
#  panelresolution=[xres]X[yres], such as panelresolution=1280X720
#  powernode1 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  powernode2 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  ......
#  powernoden normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  panelresolution=[xres]X[yres], such as panelresolution=1920X1080
#  powernode1 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  powernode2 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  ......
#  powernoden normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  ......
#  ......
#  panelresolution=[xres]X[yres], such as panelresolution=1920X1200
#  powernode1 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  powernode2 normal balanced maxbatterylife
#  ......
#  powernoden normal balanced maxbatterylife
#
# NOTES:
#  The panelresolution is the lcd panel resolution.
#  No space should exist in panelresolution=[xres]X[yres].
#  panelresolution=720X1280 equals with panelresolution=1280X720.
#  For panelresolution=-1X-1, it should be the last set of power settings in this file.
#  When your panel resolution is found in this file,
#  it will use the set of power settings followed by your panel resolution.
#  When your panel resolution is not found in this file, it will use the default power settings.
#  The power settings followed by panelresolution=-1X-1 is the default power settings.
#  powernode is the sysfs or variable we need to write and it is followed by three ints.
#  normal, balanced, maxbatterylife are the three ints for different power modes.
#
panelresolution=1920X1200
NV_FPSLIMIT 0 30 30
NV_MAX_CORES 0 0 2
/sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/cpu_user_cap 0 900000 900000
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness 29 29 29
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable 1 1 1
panelresolution=2560X1600
NV_FPSLIMIT 0 30 30
NV_MAX_CORES 0 0 2
/sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/cpu_user_cap 0 1000000 1000000
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness 29 29 29
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable 1 1 1
panelresolution=-1X-1
NV_FPSLIMIT 0 30 30
NV_MAX_CORES 0 0 2
/sys/module/cpu_tegra/parameters/cpu_user_cap 0 1000000 1000000
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/aggressiveness 29 29 29
/sys/class/graphics/fb0/device/smartdimmer/enable 1 1 1

Martin H3 · Jan 5, 2016

I have ASUS Fonepad Note 6
There is such files and smartdimmer does not work
The content of the file is quite another
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9k65kdmq5i8wjt4/pwr-balance-normal-saving-videplay-web.rar?dl=0
I also have ASUS Fonepad 8
Smartdimmer there is a big problem
but it only have
pwr-balance.sh
pwr-normal.sh
-------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh -x
#This is balance mode

echo 99 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/go_hispeed_load
echo 40000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/min_sample_time
echo 20000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/timer_rate
echo 1333000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/touchboost_freq
echo 40000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/touchboostpulse_duration
echo 65 1000000:75 1500000:95 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/target_loads

------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh -x
#This is normal mode

echo 95 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/go_hispeed_load
echo 40000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/min_sample_time
echo 20000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/timer_rate
echo 1333000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/touchboost_freq
echo 60000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/touchboostpulse_duration
echo 45 1000000:65 1500000:90 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/interactive/target_loads
------------------------------------
Help me please.
I really want to disable SmartDimmer

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