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	GeneralAntilles	2009-11-04 , 02:14
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Originally Posted by qobi

Just curious: what are those "additional performance and stability consequences", i.e. what are all the things that R&D mode changes?

It enables the serial console (which consumes power), it changes some of the powersaving behaviors and, on the N900, it flashes the keyboard light when it's at 100% CPU, among other things.

Unless you have a specific reason for enabling it (root access doesn't count), don't.

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