Operation and Profiles

TLP_ENABLE

TLP_ENABLE=1

Set to 0 to disable TLP (reboot needed).

Default when unconfigured: 1

TLP_DISABLE_DEFAULTS

Version 1.9 and newer

TLP_DISABLE_DEFAULTS=0

Set to 1 to deactivate all intrinsic defaults of TLP. This means that TLP only applies settings that have been explicitly activated i.e. parameters without a leading ‘#’.

Notes:

Helpful if one wants to use only selected features of TLP
After activation, use tlp-stat -c to display your effective configuration

TLP_WARN_LEVEL

TLP_WARN_LEVEL=3

Controls how warnings about invalid settings are issued:

0 - disabled
1 - background tasks (boot, resume, change of power source) report to the syslog/journal
2 - shell commands report to the terminal (stderr)
3 - combination of 1 and 2

Default when unconfigured: 3

TLP_MSG_COLORS

Version 1.7 and newer

TLP_MSG_COLORS="91 93 1 92"

Colorize error, warning, notice and success messages. Colors are specified with ANSI codes:

1=bold black, 90=grey, 91=red, 92=green, 93=yellow, 94=blue, 95=magenta, 96=cyan, 97=white.

Notes:

Other colors are possible, refer to: ANSI escape code

Colors must be specified in the order “<error> <warning> <notice> <success>”

By default, errors are shown in red, warnings in yellow, notices in bold and success in green

Disable the feature completely by using TLP_MSG_COLORS=""

Default when unconfigured: “91 93 1 92”

TLP_AUTO_SWITCH

Version 1.9 and newer

TLP_AUTO_SWITCH=2

Control automatic switching of the TLP profile when connecting or removing the charger [1], when booting the system or when executing tlp start:

0 - disabled: never switch, use TLP_DEFAULT_MODE if configured
1 - auto: always switch, select performance on AC and balanced on battery power [2]
2 - smart: do not switch if the following profiles were active previously:
- power-saver or balanced on AC
- power-saver or performance on battery power

Default when unconfigured: 2

TLP_PROFILE_AC/BAT

Version 1.10 and newer

TLP_PROFILE_AC=BAL
TLP_PROFILE_BAT=SAV

TLP profiles to use for AC and battery power when automatic switching is enabled (TLP_AUTO_SWITCH=1 or 2):

PRF - performance
BAL - balanced
SAV - power-saver

Default when unconfigured: PRF (AC power), BAL (battery power)

TLP_PROFILE_DEFAULT

Version 1.10 and newer

TLP_PROFILE_DEFAULT=PRF

Version 1.9.1 and 1.9

TLP_DEFAULT_MODE=PRF

Defines the TLP profile to use when automatic switching is disabled (TLP_AUTO_SWITCH=0) or no power source is detected:

PRF - performance
BAL - balanced
SAV - power-saver

Note: Legacy values AC and BAT continue to work. They are mapped respectively.

Note

To disable automatic switching and default to the balanced profile, configure:

TLP_AUTO_SWITCH=0
TLP_PROFILE_DEFAULT=BAL

Version 1.8 and older

TLP_DEFAULT_MODE=BAT

Defines TLP’s default operation mode (AC or BAT) when a power source cannot be detected.

TLP_PERSISTENT_DEFAULT

This parameter is deprecated since version 1.10, do not use anymore. Instead use TLP_AUTO_SWITCH=0 together with TLP_PROFILE_DEFAULT (or TLP_DEFAULT_MODE) to lock TLP to a fixed profile.

TLP_PERSISTENT_DEFAULT=0

Lock TLP profile:

0 - disabled: profile depends on automatic switching (see TLP_AUTO_SWITCH above)
1 - enabled: profile is locked to TLP_PROFILE_DEFAULT (or TLP_DEFAULT_MODE); TLP_AUTO_SWITCH is ignored

Default when unconfigured: 0

TLP_PS_IGNORE

TLP_PS_IGNORE="BAT"

Power supply class(es) to ignore when determining operation mode:

AC
BAT
USB

Enter multiple classes separated with spaces.

Note

Use as a workaround for laptops where operation mode AC or BAT is incorrectly detected.