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Battery Charging Thresholds Not Applied by auto-cpufreq
Battery Charging Thresholds Not Applied by auto-cpufreq
Have you tried?
- ✅ Searched through existing/closed issues.
- ✅ Verified installation via
auto-cpufreq --installandauto-cpufreq --remove. - ✅ Checked GNOME Power Profiles Daemon status.
- ✅ Reviewed
auto-cpufreq --debugoutput.
Error output:
No explicit error message, but battery charging thresholds do not seem to be enforced.
System Information:
Linux distro: Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
Kernel: 6.8.0-57-generic
CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: acpi-cpufreq
auto-cpufreq version: 2.5.0
Issue Description:
Despite setting charging thresholds in /etc/auto-cpufreq.conf:
enable_thresholds = true
start_threshold = 60
stop_threshold = 80
Auto-cpufreq does not enforce these limits. The battery is charging beyond the stop threshold with no rules detected in auto-cpufreq --stats.
Steps Taken:
- Installed and removed auto-cpufreq to reset settings.
- Verified GNOME Power Profiles Daemon interference.
- Ensured
/etc/auto-cpufreq.confis properly configured. - Observed battery stats showing no charging thresholds applied.
Expected Behavior:
Battery charging should stop at 80% and resume at 60%, but this is not happening.
Would appreciate any guidance on troubleshooting or confirming whether this is a known bug.
Hey @rakshitx1 what is your laptop? Vendor and model. Depending on your vendor it may or may not support battery charge thresholds
@PurpleWazard
My laptop is the MSI GF63 11UC (i7-11800H).
I checked /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/, and I see the following charge control files:
charge_control_end_threshold
charge_control_start_threshold
Let me know if you need any other details!
@rakshitx1 alright thanks what is the output of lsmod
i need to see what kernel modules you're using.
This is output of lsmod
$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
btrfs 2031616 0
blake2b_generic 24576 0
xor 20480 1 btrfs
raid6_pq 126976 1 btrfs
ufs 126976 0
qnx4 12288 0
hfsplus 139264 0
hfs 77824 0
minix 49152 0
ntfs 139264 0
msdos 16384 0
jfs 303104 0
nls_ucs2_utils 8192 1 jfs
xfs 2367488 0
nvidia_uvm 2088960 0
rfcomm 102400 4
xt_set 20480 0
ip_set 61440 1 xt_set
xt_addrtype 12288 4
xfrm_user 61440 1
xfrm_algo 16384 1 xfrm_user
ccm 20480 6
xt_CHECKSUM 12288 1
xt_MASQUERADE 16384 5
xt_conntrack 12288 3
ipt_REJECT 12288 2
nf_reject_ipv4 12288 1 ipt_REJECT
xt_tcpudp 16384 9
nft_compat 20480 24
nft_chain_nat 12288 6
nf_nat 61440 2 nft_chain_nat,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_conntrack 196608 3 xt_conntrack,nf_nat,xt_MASQUERADE
nf_defrag_ipv6 24576 1 nf_conntrack
nf_defrag_ipv4 12288 1 nf_conntrack
nf_tables 372736 248 nft_compat,nft_chain_nat
libcrc32c 12288 5 nf_conntrack,nf_nat,btrfs,nf_tables,xfs
nfnetlink 20480 4 nft_compat,nf_tables,ip_set
bridge 421888 0
stp 12288 1 bridge
llc 16384 2 bridge,stp
cmac 12288 2
algif_hash 12288 1
algif_skcipher 16384 1
af_alg 32768 6 algif_hash,algif_skcipher
overlay 212992 0
bnep 32768 2
binfmt_misc 24576 1
snd_ctl_led 24576 0
ledtrig_audio 12288 1 snd_ctl_led
snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp 24576 6
snd_soc_hdac_hdmi 45056 1 snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
snd_sof_probes 20480 0
snd_soc_intel_hda_dsp_common 16384 1 snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 94208 1
snd_hda_codec_realtek 200704 1
snd_soc_dmic 12288 1
xe 2719744 0
snd_hda_codec_generic 122880 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
intel_rapl_msr 20480 0
intel_rapl_common 40960 1 intel_rapl_msr
nvidia_drm 131072 2
intel_uncore_frequency 16384 0
snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl 12288 0
intel_uncore_frequency_common 16384 1 intel_uncore_frequency
nvidia_modeset 1548288 2 nvidia_drm
snd_sof_intel_hda_common 217088 1 snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
soundwire_intel 73728 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_sof_intel_hda_mlink 45056 2 soundwire_intel,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
soundwire_cadence 45056 1 soundwire_intel
snd_sof_intel_hda 24576 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_sof_pci 24576 2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
drm_gpuvm 45056 1 xe
snd_sof_xtensa_dsp 12288 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
drm_exec 12288 2 drm_gpuvm,xe
gpu_sched 61440 1 xe
snd_sof 380928 4 snd_sof_pci,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_probes,snd_sof_intel_hda
drm_suballoc_helper 20480 1 xe
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 20480 0
snd_sof_utils 16384 1 snd_sof
drm_ttm_helper 12288 1 xe
intel_powerclamp 24576 0
snd_soc_hdac_hda 24576 1 snd_sof_intel_hda_common
nvidia 89858048 30 nvidia_uvm,nvidia_modeset
coretemp 24576 0
snd_hda_ext_core 32768 5 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hdmi,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda_mlink,snd_sof_intel_hda
snd_soc_acpi_intel_match 98304 2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl
snd_soc_acpi 16384 2 snd_soc_acpi_intel_match,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
soundwire_generic_allocation 12288 1 soundwire_intel
soundwire_bus 110592 3 soundwire_intel,soundwire_generic_allocation,soundwire_cadence
snd_soc_core 438272 8 soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hdmi,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_probes,snd_soc_dmic,snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
snd_compress 28672 2 snd_soc_core,snd_sof_probes
ac97_bus 12288 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_hda_intel 61440 0
iwlmvm 872448 0
kvm_intel 487424 0
snd_intel_dspcfg 36864 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common
snd_intel_sdw_acpi 16384 2 snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_intel_dspcfg
i915 4292608 22
kvm 1409024 1 kvm_intel
snd_hda_codec 204800 8 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_intel_hda_dsp_common,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda,snd_soc_skl_hda_dsp
mac80211 1724416 1 iwlmvm
snd_hda_core 139264 11 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_ext_core,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_soc_intel_hda_dsp_common,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hdmi,snd_soc_hdac_hda,snd_sof_intel_hda
irqbypass 12288 1 kvm
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
crct10dif_pclmul 12288 1
polyval_clmulni 12288 0
snd_pcm 192512 12 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_sof,snd_sof_intel_hda_common,snd_soc_hdac_hdmi,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_sof_utils,snd_hda_core,snd_pcm_dmaengine
polyval_generic 12288 1 polyval_clmulni
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
snd_seq_midi 24576 0
btusb 77824 0
sha256_ssse3 32768 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
btrtl 32768 1 btusb
libarc4 12288 1 mac80211
drm_buddy 20480 2 xe,i915
sha1_ssse3 32768 0
snd_rawmidi 57344 1 snd_seq_midi
btintel 57344 1 btusb
nls_iso8859_1 12288 1
ttm 110592 3 drm_ttm_helper,xe,i915
aesni_intel 356352 7
btbcm 24576 1 btusb
snd_seq 118784 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
btmtk 12288 1 btusb
drm_display_helper 237568 2 xe,i915
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
iwlwifi 602112 1 iwlmvm
cryptd 24576 3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel
cmdlinepart 12288 0
snd_timer 49152 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
mei_hdcp 28672 0
cec 94208 3 drm_display_helper,xe,i915
bluetooth 1028096 34 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm
mei_pxp 16384 0
rapl 20480 0
spi_nor 163840 0
gpio_keys 20480 0
intel_pmc_core 118784 0
msi_ec 12288 0
cfg80211 1331200 3 iwlmvm,iwlwifi,mac80211
snd 143360 28 snd_ctl_led,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_sof,snd_timer,snd_soc_hdac_hdmi,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
joydev 32768 0
ecdh_generic 16384 1 bluetooth
rc_core 73728 1 cec
input_leds 12288 0
msi_wmi 16384 0
mtd 98304 3 spi_nor,cmdlinepart
mei_me 53248 2
intel_cstate 24576 0
pmt_telemetry 16384 1 intel_pmc_core
hid_multitouch 36864 0
ecc 45056 1 ecdh_generic
wmi_bmof 12288 0
serio_raw 20480 0
sparse_keymap 12288 1 msi_wmi
i2c_algo_bit 16384 2 xe,i915
ee1004 16384 0
mei 167936 5 mei_hdcp,mei_pxp,mei_me
soundcore 16384 2 snd_ctl_led,snd
intel_vsec 20480 1 intel_pmc_core
mac_hid 12288 0
pmt_class 12288 1 pmt_telemetry
soc_button_array 20480 0
acpi_pad 184320 0
acpi_tad 20480 0
sch_fq_codel 24576 3
msr 12288 0
parport_pc 53248 0
ppdev 24576 0
lp 28672 0
parport 73728 3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev
efi_pstore 12288 0
ip_tables 32768 0
x_tables 65536 9 xt_conntrack,nft_compat,xt_tcpudp,xt_addrtype,xt_CHECKSUM,xt_set,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_MASQUERADE
autofs4 57344 2
hid_generic 12288 0
nvme 61440 3
i2c_hid_acpi 12288 0
intel_lpss_pci 28672 0
spi_intel_pci 12288 0
i2c_i801 36864 0
r8169 118784 0
ahci 49152 0
intel_lpss 12288 1 intel_lpss_pci
xhci_pci 24576 0
nvme_core 212992 4 nvme
i2c_hid 40960 1 i2c_hid_acpi
crc32_pclmul 12288 0
video 77824 4 msi_wmi,xe,i915,nvidia_modeset
psmouse 217088 0
spi_intel 32768 1 spi_intel_pci
i2c_smbus 16384 1 i2c_i801
realtek 36864 1
libahci 53248 1 ahci
idma64 20480 0
xhci_pci_renesas 20480 1 xhci_pci
nvme_auth 28672 1 nvme_core
hid 180224 3 i2c_hid,hid_multitouch,hid_generic
wmi 28672 3 video,wmi_bmof,msi_wmi
pinctrl_tigerlake 28672 3
In the meantime, I’ve created a systemd service to set battery charge thresholds:
# /etc/systemd/system/battery-threshold.service
[Unit]
Description=Set Battery Charge Start and Stop Threshold
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'echo 60 > /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/charge_control_start_threshold && echo 80 > /sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/charge_control_end_threshold'
RemainAfterExit=yes
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Let me know if anything from the lsmod output stands out or if you'd like me to test anything else.
@nuet I dont know of any solution per se, but the custom service has been working fine
Also noticing the same issue on a Dell Precision 5480. The custom service (tweaking BAT1 -> BAT0) seems to work when I manually verify by cating /sys/class/... files,, but auto-cpufreq --stats still reports None for the thresholds.
