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1.211. powertop

1.211.1. RHBA-2011:0522: bug fix and enhancement update

An updated powertop package that fixes a bug and adds an enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
PowerTOP is a tool to detect all the software components that make a computer consume more than necessary power when idle.
This update fixes the following bug:
  • Previously, PowerTOP could not run processes without a valid terminal. This update backports the TTY handling from powertop 1.13. Now, PowerTOP runs without a terminal in dump mode. (BZ#628514)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
  • Previously, PowerTOP could not detect whether hardware used the Intel Turbo Boost functionality. This update adds support for Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) and Intel Turbo Boost. (BZ#610464)
All PowerTOP users are advised to upgrade to this updated package which fixes this bug and adds this enhancement.