Re: Debian Bug#506196: postgresql: consume too much power when idle (>10 wakeups/second)

Xavier Bestel wrote:

> postgresql is installed on my machine because it was pulled by another package
> (can't remember which one). It doesn't do anything special, but it still does more
> then 10 wakeups/second on that system, uselessly. If idle, it shouldn't even appear
> in powertop's profile.

How many databases are there?  I'm wondering if the wakeups are caused
by autovacuum.  It could also be bgwriter.

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