The Linux ATI CPU HDD Control Daemon efficiently curbs a laptop's energy consumption by adjusting CPU, GPU and HDD scaling.
Linux ATI CPU HDD Control Daemon is a powerful software designed to reduce power consumption in laptops. It achieves this by scaling back CPU, GPU (Radeon only), and HDD. The software utilizes CPUFreq, ACPI, HDDTemp, and internal functions to check for thermal overheating for the sake of laptop health.
The software has a new feature of implementing app scheduling for running applications when the laptop is on low CPU usage and AC connected. However, it is still necessary to recompile lach to set the programs to run. Another new feature of this software is the implementation of a TCP daemon that allows non-root users to change the CPU speed without having to be root. This option is disabled by default for security reasons, but once it is 100% functional, it will be added as default configuration.
To improve performance, the makefile now implements architecture compiler optimizations that can be seen before compile. The software developer mentions that he programmed this software as a hobby, and welcomes suggestions and ideas for improving specific algorithms and function implementations.
In this release, some changes have been made including a little cleanup in lach-scaling. Changes have also been made in show_status(), and get_system_version() has been reworked into get_system_config(). There is now a kernel /proc/config.gz configuration file. Changes have been made to the readme, the -k option, and in hddtempd(). The indentation has been changed to Kernighan and Ritchie, and system error messages have been added in the panic routine. This release also logs computer status on emergency shutdown for debugging.
Overall, this software is a valuable tool for reducing power consumption in laptops and improving their health. Its new features make it even more efficient, and the software developer's openness to suggestions ensures that it will continue to improve with time.
The software has a new feature of implementing app scheduling for running applications when the laptop is on low CPU usage and AC connected. However, it is still necessary to recompile lach to set the programs to run. Another new feature of this software is the implementation of a TCP daemon that allows non-root users to change the CPU speed without having to be root. This option is disabled by default for security reasons, but once it is 100% functional, it will be added as default configuration.
To improve performance, the makefile now implements architecture compiler optimizations that can be seen before compile. The software developer mentions that he programmed this software as a hobby, and welcomes suggestions and ideas for improving specific algorithms and function implementations.
In this release, some changes have been made including a little cleanup in lach-scaling. Changes have also been made in show_status(), and get_system_version() has been reworked into get_system_config(). There is now a kernel /proc/config.gz configuration file. Changes have been made to the readme, the -k option, and in hddtempd(). The indentation has been changed to Kernighan and Ritchie, and system error messages have been added in the panic routine. This release also logs computer status on emergency shutdown for debugging.
Overall, this software is a valuable tool for reducing power consumption in laptops and improving their health. Its new features make it even more efficient, and the software developer's openness to suggestions ensures that it will continue to improve with time.
What's New
Version 0.4.6: N/A