Bug 945730

Summary:	sys-apps/tuned-2.24.0 is incompatible with power-profiles-daemon and sys-power/cpupower-6.2
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	nvaert1986 <nvaert1986>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Yixun Lan <dlan>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	floppym, nvaert1986
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description nvaert1986 2024-12-02 10:31:58 UTC

By default KDE uses power-profiles-daemon. When I try to emerge tuned (while having power-profiles-daemon installed) I do not get a message or a block preventing me to install it, so I'm able to have both of them installed, which causes conflicts.

The documentation also states: https://github.com/redhat-performance/tuned
TuneD is incompatible with cpupower and power-profiles-daemon. If you have these services, uninstall or disable them.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Emerge sys-apps/tuned-2.24.0 while sys-power/power-profiles-daemon-0.21 is installed.
Actual Results:  
No warning or blockers

Expected Results:  
A warning message providing feedback regarding the situation or block having both installed or something similar that provides feedback to the user when emerging tuned.

Comment 1 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev

2024-12-02 20:58:36 UTC

I doubt having power-profiles-daemon, tuned, and cpupower installed at the same time causes any problems.

It is more likely that *running* all 3 at the same time would be problematic. That seems intuitively obvious to me given that they control the same sort of power-related knobs.

I think it is reasonable to expect the user to read the documentation for the software they choose to use. Adding warnings to every package that could possibly conflict at runtime does not make make sense to me.

Comment 2 nvaert1986 2024-12-18 09:59:20 UTC

It's up to you. I read about the issue beforehand, but could see other users not doing the same thing. As not everybody reads something online, before they try it. Several other packages in portage contains warnings as well (like nvidia-drivers for example) and figured it would be good to inform users, but it's entirely up to you guys of course to decide what's best.