At some point ubuntu added "clocksource=jiffies" to my grub. This leads to CPUs in 100% polling state (found by powertop), which will let the ondemand governor use max cpu speed all the time.
Removing the clocksource entry resolved the issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/684712 Title: ONDEMAND governer always uses 100% -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs