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Why does Linux have such a terrible sleep? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 days ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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In 8 hours it uses 20% of the battery. When Windows or Mac are put to sleep, the damn things can sleep for a week! This is the case with Linux on multiple laptops.

Is there some kind of manipulation going by ring -1 that detects Linux is running? Is Linux not respecting some procedure and kissing a step?

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It makes what Valve was able to do with the Steam Deck even more impressive imo. You can suspend mid game, like a Nintendo Switch, and it just works.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I love that. Though I'm less impressed by my Steam Deck draining the battery on idle sleep (no game running) within like two days, and even in shutdown within about a week.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

two days

I think that's just how sleep works. Turn the thing off or put it in hibernation if i you're mid game and think it'll be days

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That's not how sleep works for other devices. With a game running it's about a day, which I don't have an issue with. But in idle standby or especially shutdown it shouldn't consume that much power.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure it's consuming power when shut down?

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

It clearly seems so. When I shut it down at full charge and don't use it for a while, it's dead.

[–] klankin@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's just cause its an AMD APU, and nvidia hates linux.

Which is nice and impressive, but its cause nvidia's shit, not anything valve specific

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I mean yeah, AMD hardware helped, but Valve worked hard to make sure it worked and is stable

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/80659/steam-decks-suspend-and-resume-feature-was-top-priority-for-valve/index.html