# Power documentation

Qualcomm^®^ Linux ^®^ helps you develop energy efficient products or applications that balance power consumption and performance.

## Power management overview

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</svg> Power architecture

Understand the key components of power architecture and power domains.

https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/architecture.html#power-arch

## Power features

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> Learn about the sleep states supported by system-on-chip.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/qcs6490-soc-power-saving-state.html#qcs6490-soc-power-saving-state
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> Explore the techniques to reduce power consumption during both active and idle periods.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/cpupowermanagement.html#cpupowermanagement

## Customize CPU frequency and power states

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> </svg> Enable and disable low power management states
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> Customize CPU low power management states.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/idlepowermanagement.html#section-rvb-mdw-vcc
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> Tune CPU frequency for balanced power and performance.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/dcvs.html#section-wjb-pdl-s1c

## Power measurements

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> </svg> Reference power measurement for system-on-chip
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> System-on-chip power measurement details.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/socreference-power-measurement.html#socreference-power-measurement

## Troubleshoot

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> </svg> Verify CPU idle statistics
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> Check the statistics of CPU core sleep state.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/idlepowermanagement.html#section-ydg-zdw-vcc
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> Check the suspend statistics.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/suspend-power-management-state.html#section-wls-nfw-vcc
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> Retrieve system-on-chip sleep statistics.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/qcs6490-soc-power-saving-state.html#section-edr-q1w-vcc
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> Optimize power consumption for system-on-chip and CPU.
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> https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-80022-30/topic/debug.html#section-p3f-zgw-vcc

Last Published: May 06, 2026

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