I have a fairly new laptop and I transferred an ssd that has a Solus installation to this laptop and updated to the latest. The system works fine, but I have noticed that the battery drain seems to be very high, and indeed much higher than if I run other distros on the same laptop.
This is a screenshot for the battery drain in Solus
As one can see, the battery drain is around 25W. As a comparison, I installed ubuntu 21.04 and Fedora 34 on the same laptop and checked the battery drain as well.
Ubuntu
Fedora
Ubuntu has kernel 5.11 and consumes about 8W while Fedora has kernel 5.12 and consumes about 12 W.
I started using this laptop a month ago and at that time Solus was on 5.11. I noticed that the battery drain was much higher than on other distros with kernel 5.11 (above 30W on Solus back then). At one of the 5.12 kernels on Solus, I think the battery drain was down to below 10W. However, I don't remember at this point which release that was. Later we updated to a newer patch of 5.12 series and the battery drain increased to about 25 W. Now we are on 5.13 series, and the situation does not seem to get better.
The following is the output of lspci -v:
❯ lspci -v 00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Root Complex Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Root Complex Flags: fast devsel 00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir IOMMU Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir IOMMU Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ -2147483648 Capabilities: <access denied> 00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge Flags: fast devsel 00:01.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff [size=4K] Memory behind bridge: fb000000-fc0fffff [size=17M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 000000fc00000000-000000fe01ffffff [size=8224M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:01.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 33 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: [disabled] Memory behind bridge: fca00000-fcafffff [size=1M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge Flags: fast devsel 00:02.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 34 Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff [size=4K] Memory behind bridge: fc900000-fc9fffff [size=1M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 35 Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff [size=4K] Memory behind bridge: fc800000-fc8fffff [size=1M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000410000000-00000004101fffff [size=2M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.3 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 36 Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: [disabled] Memory behind bridge: fc700000-fc7fffff [size=1M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 37 Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: [disabled] Memory behind bridge: fc600000-fc6fffff [size=1M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge Flags: fast devsel 00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 38 Bus: primary=00, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff [size=4K] Memory behind bridge: fc200000-fc5fffff [size=4M] Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 000000fe10000000-000000fe201fffff [size=258M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 51) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. FCH SMBus Controller Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. FCH LPC Bridge Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166a Flags: fast devsel 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166b Flags: fast devsel 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166c Flags: fast devsel 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166d Flags: fast devsel 00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166e Flags: fast devsel 00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 166f Flags: fast devsel 00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1670 Flags: fast devsel 00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 1671 Flags: fast devsel 02:00.0 SD Host controller: Genesys Logic, Inc Device 9755 (prog-if 01) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 202f Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 75 Memory at fca00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 95 I/O ports at d000 [size=256] Memory at fc904000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at fc900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: r8169 04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (rev 1a) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Physical Slot: 0-1 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 97 Memory at fc800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi 05:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 (prog-if 02 [NVM Express]) Subsystem: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller SM981/PM981/PM983 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 39, NUMA node 0 Memory at fc700000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: nvme 06:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: SK hynix Device 174a (prog-if 02 [NVM Express]) Subsystem: SK hynix Device 174a Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41, NUMA node 0 Memory at fc600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Memory at fc605000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Memory at fc604000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: nvme 07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 1638 (rev c4) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 118c Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 85 Memory at fe10000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] Memory at fe20000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=2M] I/O ports at c000 [size=256] Memory at fc500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: amdgpu 07:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 1637 Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 1637 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 115 Memory at fc5c8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 07:00.2 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 255 Memory at fc400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1M] Memory at fc5cc000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K] Capabilities: <access denied> 07:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir USB 3.1 (prog-if 30 [XHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Renoir USB 3.1 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 76 Memory at fc300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 07:00.4 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Renoir USB 3.1 (prog-if 30 [XHCI]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Renoir USB 3.1 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 85 Memory at fc200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 07:00.5 Multimedia controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor (rev 01) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 114 Memory at fc580000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K] Capabilities: <access denied> 07:00.6 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 116 Memory at fc5c0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
This issue makes my battery life abysmal and I am not sure how to debug it. Any help is appreciated. Let me know if you need any more information from my side.
