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How to debug tick_sched_timer high power usage?

My tick_sched_timer is using a lot of power, this is the output of powertop: The battery reports a discharge rate of 24.7 W The power consumed was 516 J The estimated remaining time is 3 ...
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Bluetooth won't work after running powertop -c

I'm on Manjaro Linux. I ran powertop -c, and after the calibration process, my bluetooth stoped working. Here are the ouputs of somme commands I ran: $ lsmod | grep bluetooth bluetooth ...
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How do I disable devices to conserve power?

I run ArchLinux on a Lenovo G series and downloaded powertop and it says that USB bluetooth and "USB device: Lenovo EasyCamera" are drawing a lot of power. While it advised I implement these rule: ...
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Huge power drain since I switched from Windows to Linux

I have just recently installed Linux aside from Windows on my Huawei Matebook X Pro, but faced significantly less battery life than on Windows. When I switch to Windows I get around 10 hours while ...
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Linux - Make powertop tweaks only temporary

I use ubuntu linux. I usually have 6hrs of battery life. However I'd like to squeeze in more. I'm afraid to use powertop because I don't know if the tweaks are permanent or last until reboot. How to ...
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What does the wakeup tab actually do on Powertop in Linux?

What does the wakeup tab actually do on Powertop in Linux? I tried experimenting a bit with alternating the states, between enabled and disabled, and couldn't figure it out. edit: i did try reading ...
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