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It's not a BSD vs. Linux thing. It's the entire software stack including user space, e.g. how much is the CPU woken up by silly background tasks doing useless t
by atq2119 4y ago
It's not a BSD vs. Linux thing. It's the entire software stack including user space, e.g. how much is the CPU woken up by silly background tasks doing useless things. That thing can be fixed regardless of the underlying kernel if people care enough. The total investment in desktop Linux is tiny compared to what Apple puts into macOS.
- urthor 4y agoThe vast majority of power management is less background services while active. It's mostly about reducing idle power consumption sleep mode, and closed lid hibernation. Most battery loss in mobile devices can be attributed to two things. The screen, and how much is lost when the device is idle in your pocket/backpack.