Re: [squid-users] Powertop and Squid

> On Tue, Dec 04, 2007, Paul Magid wrote:
>> I know this is a little bit of a wierd question, but I have a small
>> squid
>> install in a SOHO office. The server has been optimized for low energy
>> usage.
>>
>> Consistently, Powertop shows squid is at the top of the list of items
>> generating wakeups:
>
> Squid isn't optimised for low energy usage. :) Its got a timer which fires
> every 20?ish milliseconds when using AUFS.
>
> Fixing this would require reengineering quite a bit of code.
> Sponsorship is welcome. :)
>
>
>
> Adrian
>
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That is what I suspected. What is entailed in sponsoring the
reengineering. I am not sure I have the requisite skills.

Thanks,

Paul Magid
pmagid@magid.org
Received on Tue Dec 04 2007 - 19:36:45 MST