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Bug 305337 - sys-process/powernap (ebuild request)
Summary: sys-process/powernap (ebuild request)
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Default Assignee for New Packages
URL: https://launchpad.net/powernap
Whiteboard: sunrise-suggested
Keywords:
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Reported: 2010-02-15 23:22 UTC by Fabio Bonfante
Modified: 2010-06-04 15:01 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Description Fabio Bonfante 2010-02-15 23:22:33 UTC
PowerNap is a configurable daemon that will bring a running system to a lower power state according to a set of configuration preferences. It acts as a sort of "screensaver" for servers, watching the process table for activity rather than the keyboard or mouse. PowerNap will run $ACTION when none of $PROCESSES have executed for some number of $ABSENCE seconds. For instance, PowerNap can automatically "pm-suspend" a system if no instance of "kvm" runs for some contiguous block of "300" seconds.
Comment 1 hal 2010-05-11 09:41:06 UTC
an ebuild would be really useful, not only for servers and such. a scenario i could imagine of is an htpc for example.
Comment 2 Markos Chandras (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-06-04 15:01:05 UTC
Hello, The Gentoo Team would like to firstly thank you for your ebuild 
submission. We also apologize for not being able to accommodate you in a timely
manner. There are simply too many new packages.

Allow me to use this opportunity to introduce you to Gentoo Sunrise. The 
sunrise overlay[1] is a overlay for Gentoo which we allow trusted users to 
commit to and all users can have ebuilds reviewed by Gentoo devs for entry 
into the overlay. So, the sunrise team is suggesting that you look into this 
and submit your ebuild to the overlay where even *you* can commit to. =)

Thanks,
On behalf of the Gentoo Sunrise Team,
Markos.

[1]: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/sunrise/
[2]: http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/sunrise/wiki/SunriseFaq