What is Race to idle?

The strategy of finishing work quickly at high performance and entering deep sleep early, often advantageous when static power or other components' power is large.

Field: Power Management

Questions that mention Race to idle (1)

  1. When does "race to idle" (finishing work fast and then sleeping deeply) tend to save energy?

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Dynamic power ACPI Activity factor Adaptive voltage scaling (AVS) Break-even time C-state Energy-delay product (EDP) Inrush current Isolation cell Level shifter

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