[Nouveau] Powering down laptop GPU TU117GLM

[Karol Herbst]

On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 12:12 AM Ferenc Wágner <wferi at niif.hu> wrote:
>
> Ferenc Wágner <wferi at niif.hu> writes:
>
> > Sorry if I'm reaching the wrong forum, please advise if so.  My question
> > is not about the main focus of this community, but I had no better idea
> > about where to look for the relevant expertise.
> >
> > So: this Dell Precision 5560 laptop is built with a "T1200 Laptop GPU",
> > and I suspect it draws power even though I don't ever use it, heating
> > the computer and shortening battery life.  Is there a way to shut it
> > down for good?  (Or to make sure it isn't causing my problems?)
>
> Looks like I chose the wrong forum after all.  Shall I try the linux-pm
> list instead, or can you recommend a more approriate one for the above
> question?
> --
> Thanks,
> Feri.
>

The GPU should be getting powered down automatically as long as
nouveau is loaded and nothing actively uses the GPU.