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Disable intel_idle driver to prevent CPU from entering idle states - #335

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Ensure that the CPU remains in an active state and does not enter
low-power modes that could affect performance.

This is only applied for Intel CPUs and only for the _usi feature.

Details in https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/intel_idle.html

Signed-off-by: Tobias Jungel 1773291+toanju@users.noreply.github.com

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Ensure that the CPU remains in an active state and does not enter
low-power modes that could affect performance.

This is only applied for Intel CPUs and only for the `_usi` feature.

Details in https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/intel_idle.html

Signed-off-by: Tobias Jungel <1773291+toanju@users.noreply.github.com>
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toanju merged commit 11cfae8 into main Sep 18, 2026
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toanju deleted the disable-idle-state branch September 18, 2026 14:07
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