Intel's Linux Graphics Driver To Allow Runtime Power Management Auto-Suspend By Default

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Intel's Linux Graphics Driver To Allow Runtime Power Management Auto-Suspend By Default

Following a lot of improvements the past few years to the Intel Linux kernel graphics "i915" driver it looks like it's ready to enable run-time power management auto-suspend support by default...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-i915-pm_runtime_allow

[brent]

What does this change in practice? GPU can power down to a lower power state when it is idle and displays are off?

[sb56637]

Isn't the i915 driver deprecated in favor of the X modesetting driver?

[Michael]

Isn't the i915 driver deprecated in favor of the X modesetting driver?

i915 is the name in this context to their kernel mode-setting driver. Intel's X.Org (deprecated) driver name anyhow is xf86-video-intel