trivial: Update README.md to explain modes better

Fixes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/power-profiles-daemon/-/issues/162
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Mario Limonciello 2024-09-02 07:53:33 -05:00
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@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ available on every system. The "performance" mode is only available on select
systems and is implemented by different "drivers" based on the system or
systems it targets.
Generally "power-saver" mode will limit performance to save power. While in "balanced"
mode power-profiles-daemon will attempt to make changes to boost performance when
needed. In "performance" mode performance will be maximized at the expense of power.
In addition to those 2 or 3 modes (depending on the system), "actions" can be hooked
up to change the behaviour of a particular device. For example, this can be used
to disable the fast-charging for some USB devices when in power-saver mode.