Bug#1078005: Enable Intel Idle

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

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Hi Andrew,

On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 12:42:31PM -0700, Andrew Jorgensen wrote:
> Package: linux-image-cloud-amd64
> Version: 6.1.99-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> CONFIG_INTEL_IDLE is enabled on the default kernel, but not on the
> cloud kernel. With newer Intel CPUs, the feature can have a
> significant impact on both power consumption (beneficial to the cloud
> provider and the environment) and performance (beneficial to the
> customer). I think it's likely this is important to all cloud
> providers.

With the risk of make a fool of myself, can you give me a hint how
this is useful for the cloud kernel and virtualized guests? Do you
have a reference were we could learn more about the impact for the
image to be used on cloud platforms?

Regards,
Salvatore