XPost: linux.debian.kernel   
   From: benjamin@bmg7.com   
      
   Because something is not normal.   
      
   Let me do some more testing. I am going to install Debian 13.0 on a   
   different disk.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Benjamin   
      
      
   On 2/8/26 12:21, Ben Hutchings wrote:   
   > On Sat, 2026-02-07 at 10:14 -0600, Benjamin Martin wrote:   
   >> Package: linux-image-6.16.3+deb13-amd64-unsigned   
   >> Followup-For: Bug #1121192   
   >> X-Debbugs-Cc: ben.75@bmg7.com   
   >>   
   >> Answer is yes to both of your questions.   
   >>   
   >> It is kinda hard to explain but mainly I will be working on my computer   
   when I   
   >> notice that the average frequency will be pegged at the top (4.4ghz in my   
   >> case),   
   > CPU power saving depends on both frequency and idle states (where much   
   > of the CPU is stopped entirely).  On x86 CPUs it's often better to run   
   > at high frequency for short periods and spend more time in idle state.   
   >   
   > Most tools showing you the average frequency don't take into account the   
   > time spent in idle state where the frequency is effectively 0.   
   >   
   > Have you measured actual power usage and compared the old and new kernel   
   > versions?   
   >   
   >> If I open system monitor I will see these 3 processes at the top of the   
   >> list. This may last for a few minutes and then my computer will go back to   
   >> idle.   
   > Again you have looked at some numbers and decided they are bad, but what   
   > is the real problem?   
   >   
   >> Also when using browsers, both Brave and Firefox, depending on the website I   
   >> will notice high CPU usage, such as scrolling through facebook but not   
   limited   
   >> to that website.   
   > [...]   
   >   
   > Yes, modern web sites are very resource-intensive, but what makes this a   
   > Debian bug?   
   >   
   > Ben.   
   >   
      
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