Change the power role to just setting the energy performance preference (epp).

ansible/environments/laptop/host_vars/odolinux

@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ build_user:
 wireguard_directory: odo
 enabled_wireguard:
   - wgh
+hwpstate: true
+cores: 8

ansible/roles/power/defaults/main.yaml

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-tlp_config:
-  PCIE_ASPM_ON_BAT: powersupersave
-  USB_ALLOWLIST: "1050:0406"
-  CPU_BOOST_ON_AC: "0"
-  CPU_BOOST_ON_BAT: "0"
-  CPU_ENERGY_PERF_POLICY_ON_BAT: "power"
-  DISK_IDLE_SECS_ON_BAT: "5"
-  CPU_MIN_PERF_ON_AC: "0"
-  CPU_MAX_PERF_ON_AC: "100"
-  CPU_MIN_PERF_ON_BAT: "0"
-  CPU_MAX_PERF_ON_BAT: "100"
-  # WIFI_PWR_ON_AC: "on"
-  # WIFI_PWR_ON_BAT: "on"
-  # CPU_HWP_DYN_BOOST_ON_AC: "0"
-  # CPU_HWP_DYN_BOOST_ON_BAT: "0"

ansible/roles/power/files/disable_turboboost_tmpfiles.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Disable turboboost. This makes the laptop significantly quieter and probably helps battery life.
+w- /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo - - - - 1

ansible/roles/power/tasks/linux.yaml

@@ -2,47 +2,26 @@
   package:
     name:
       - powertop
-      - tlp
     state: present
 
-# - name: Configure TLP
-#   lineinfile:
-#     path: /etc/tlp.conf
-#     regexp: "^{{ item.key }}="
-#     line: '{{ item.key }}="{{ item.value }}"'
-#   loop: "{{ tlp_config | dict2items }}"
-#   when: '" " in item.value'
-
-# - name: Configure TLP
-#   lineinfile:
-#     path: /etc/tlp.conf
-#     regexp: "^{{ item.key }}="
-#     line: "{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}"
-#   loop: "{{ tlp_config | dict2items }}"
-#   when: '" " not in item.value'
-
-- name: Configure sysctls
-  sysctl:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    value: "{{ item.value }}"
-    state: present
-    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.d/dirty.conf
+- name: Install tmpfiles.d configuration
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item }}_tmpfiles.conf"
+    dest: "/etc/tmpfiles.d/{{ item }}.conf"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
   loop:
-    - name: vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs
-      value: 2000 # Default is 500 (5 seconds)
+    - disable_turboboost
 
-- name: Configure sysctls
-  sysctl:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    value: "{{ item.value }}"
-    state: present
-    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.d/laptop.conf
+- name: Favor energy efficiency for Speed Shift
+  when: hwpstate is defined and hwpstate and cores is defined
+  template:
+    src: "templates/{{ item.src }}.j2"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
   loop:
-    - name: vm.laptop_mode
-      value: 5
-
-- name: Enable services
-  systemd:
-    name: tlp.service
-    daemon_reload: yes
-    enabled: true
+    - src: energy_performance_preference.conf
+      dest: /etc/tmpfiles.d/energy_performance_preference.conf

ansible/roles/power/templates/energy_performance_preference.conf.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Favor energy efficiency for Speed Shift
+{% for core in range(0, cores, 1) %}
+w- /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy{{core}}/energy_performance_preference - - - - power
+{% endfor %}