Hibernatning RAM

[Jose Celestino]

Words by Magnus Fromreide [Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 09:04:07AM +0100]:
> Hello.
> 
> I have two memory modules in my computer (.5G+1G) but usually I use a
> lot less memory than 1G that so I would like to ask:
>       * Is it possible to tell the system to shut down part of the main
>         memory in order to save power?
>       * Can I do it from Linux?
>       * How?
> 

Wouldn't you save more power if you use your memory as cache (for
filesystem, for instance) than simply shutting it down (even if that's
possible, i don't know)?

-- 
Jose Celestino
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