From 1b17e3c0ded099592de57c8d91aa318f22d8d108 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mario Limonciello Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 07:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] trivial: Update README.md to explain modes better Fixes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/power-profiles-daemon/-/issues/162 --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f54917f..48876fd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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.