Automatically change mode to auto on power cord connection

[nasrally]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Sometimes when my laptop is working off battery I need to set it to AC mode in order to get higher performance, but occasionally I forget to switch it back to auto, and because of that the system is running in full performance mode the whole time draing battery very fast.

Describe the solution you'd like

I'd like to have a config option that will allow tlp to automatically switch to auto mode whenever the power cable is connected no matter if it was in manual mode

Describe alternatives you've considered

None, couldn't find anything like this in tlp config.

Additional context

OS: Debian Testing; TLP version: 1.3.1

[linrunner]

Hi,

I can understand your use case very well, on the other hand "manual mode" implies that it does not change automatically.

I let this open for comments.

[phrxmd]

Maybe there could be a --temporary flag to the tlp ac and tlp bat commands, to indicate that manual mode is temporary and that upon the next power source change it should reenter auto mode.

[mightyllama89]

I would suggest maybe a new "Performance" power mode. This mode could be used when you want everything cranked to 11. Even on AC I don't push everything to max because of the unnecessary heat, noise, contribution to rising sea levels, etc.. This mode could be started by something like tlp perfand only be active until the next power state change. I can discuss further if you are interested.

[LinuxOnTheDesktop]

+1 for the --temporary flag idea.