feat: experimental NVIDIA power control via RM ioctl interface

Adds an experimental power-cap mode using the undocumented RM ioctl
interface (based on panchovix's LACT PR #1205) to set power limits
below the VBIOS minimum (down to 30 W).

- hal/rm_power.py: RM ioctl power-cap read/write/reset + runtime probe
- limits.py: power_cap_mode (nvml/ioctl) with support detection
- config.py: persist power_cap_mode per GPU
- profiles: record/apply power_cap_mode
- server.py: POST /api/limits validates ioctl support (409 on failure)
- cli.py: profile save falls back to persisted mode
- client.py: power_cap_mode in Limits
- frontend: toggle + warning with panchovix attribution (LACT #1205)
- tests: test_rm_power.py (unit) + integration coverage
- Makefile: add test_rm_power.py to make test

Also includes automated linter reformatting (prettier, ruff, shellcheck,
isort, markdownlint) that the linter would apply anyway.
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@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ export function PerformancePanel() {
}
}
async function handleModeChange(enabled: boolean) {
setBusy(true);
try {
await api.updateLimits(
{ power_cap_mode: enabled ? "ioctl" : "nvml" },
selectedGpuIndex,
);
await fetchLimits();
} catch (e: unknown) {
toast.error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e));
} finally {
setBusy(false);
}
}
if (loading && !limits) {
return (
<div className="bg-zinc-900 rounded-lg overflow-hidden flex flex-col animate-pulse">
@@ -158,12 +173,80 @@ export function PerformancePanel() {
)}
<div className="flex flex-col divide-y divide-zinc-800">
{/* ── Experimental NVIDIA power control ─────────────────────────── */}
{(limits.rm_power_supported || limits.power_cap_mode === "ioctl") && (
<div className="px-4 py-3 flex flex-col gap-2">
<label className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer select-none">
<input
type="checkbox"
checked={limits.power_cap_mode === "ioctl"}
disabled={busy}
onChange={(e) => handleModeChange(e.target.checked)}
className="accent-red-500"
/>
<span className="text-xs text-zinc-300">
Experimental NVIDIA power control
</span>
</label>
{limits.rm_power_supported ? (
<div
role="alert"
className={
"px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded border text-xs leading-relaxed " +
(limits.power_cap_mode === "ioctl"
? "bg-red-950/80 border-red-500 text-red-300"
: "bg-red-950/40 border-red-800 text-red-400")
}
>
<span className="font-bold">⚠ WARNING:</span> uses an
undocumented driver interface for ALL power limits, including
resets. Allows values below the VBIOS minimum (down to 30 W)
and may cause instability or stop working after driver
updates. Enable at your own risk. Based on the work of{" "}
<a
href="https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT/pull/1205"
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
className="underline hover:text-red-200"
>
panchovix
</a>{" "}
(LACT PR #1205).
</div>
) : (
<div
role="alert"
className="px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded border border-red-500 bg-red-950/80 text-red-300 text-xs leading-relaxed"
>
<span className="font-bold">
⚠ Interface not currently available.
</span>
The driver no longer exposes the RM power interface (it may
have been updated). Experimental mode is still enabled, so
power-limit changes will fail. Uncheck to switch back to the
standard NVML mode.
</div>
)}
</div>
)}
{/* ── Board Power Limit ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
<div className="px-4 py-4 flex flex-col gap-3">
<div className="flex items-center justify-between">
<span className="text-xs text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
Board Power Limit
</span>
<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
<span className="text-xs text-zinc-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
Board Power Limit
</span>
{limits.power_cap_mode === "ioctl" &&
limits.min_power_limit_w_native != null && (
<span
className="text-xs text-red-400/80 font-mono"
title="Native VBIOS minimum — experimental mode allows lower"
>
VBIOS min {limits.min_power_limit_w_native} W
</span>
)}
</div>
<div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
<input
type="number"