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* 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq:
  [CPUFREQ] cpumask: new cpumask operators for arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
  [CPUFREQ] cpumask: avoid playing with cpus_allowed in powernow-k8.c
  [CPUFREQ] cpumask: avoid cpumask games in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
  [CPUFREQ] cpumask: avoid playing with cpus_allowed in speedstep-ich.c
  [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8: get drv data for correct CPU
  [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8: read P-state from HW
  [CPUFREQ] reduce scope of ACPI_PSS_BIOS_BUG_MSG[]
  [CPUFREQ] Clean up convoluted code in arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c:time_cpufreq_notifier()
  [CPUFREQ] minor correction to cpu-freq documentation
  [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8.c: mess cleanup
  [CPUFREQ] Only set sampling_rate_max deprecated, sampling_rate_min is useful
  [CPUFREQ] powernow-k8: Set transition latency to 1 if ACPI tables export 0
  [CPUFREQ] ondemand: Uncouple minimal sampling rate from HZ in NO_HZ case
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torvalds committed Jun 17, 2009
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
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Expand Up @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ actual frequency must be determined using the following rules:
- if relation==CPUFREQ_REL_H, try to select a new_freq lower than or equal
target_freq. ("H for highest, but no higher than")

Here again the frequency table helper might assist you - see section 3
Here again the frequency table helper might assist you - see section 2
for details.


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26 changes: 14 additions & 12 deletions Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt
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Expand Up @@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ want the kernel to look at the CPU usage and to make decisions on
what to do about the frequency. Typically this is set to values of
around '10000' or more. It's default value is (cmp. with users-guide.txt):
transition_latency * 1000
The lowest value you can set is:
transition_latency * 100 or it may get restricted to a value where it
makes not sense for the kernel anymore to poll that often which depends
on your HZ config variable (HZ=1000: max=20000us, HZ=250: max=5000).
Be aware that transition latency is in ns and sampling_rate is in us, so you
get the same sysfs value by default.
Sampling rate should always get adjusted considering the transition latency
Expand All @@ -131,14 +127,20 @@ in the bash (as said, 1000 is default), do:
echo `$(($(cat cpuinfo_transition_latency) * 750 / 1000)) \
>ondemand/sampling_rate

show_sampling_rate_(min|max): THIS INTERFACE IS DEPRECATED, DON'T USE IT.
You can use wider ranges now and the general
cpuinfo_transition_latency variable (cmp. with user-guide.txt) can be
used to obtain exactly the same info:
show_sampling_rate_min = transtition_latency * 500 / 1000
show_sampling_rate_max = transtition_latency * 500000 / 1000
(divided by 1000 is to illustrate that sampling rate is in us and
transition latency is exported ns).
show_sampling_rate_min:
The sampling rate is limited by the HW transition latency:
transition_latency * 100
Or by kernel restrictions:
If CONFIG_NO_HZ is set, the limit is 10ms fixed.
If CONFIG_NO_HZ is not set or no_hz=off boot parameter is used, the
limits depend on the CONFIG_HZ option:
HZ=1000: min=20000us (20ms)
HZ=250: min=80000us (80ms)
HZ=100: min=200000us (200ms)
The highest value of kernel and HW latency restrictions is shown and
used as the minimum sampling rate.

show_sampling_rate_max: THIS INTERFACE IS DEPRECATED, DON'T USE IT.

up_threshold: defines what the average CPU usage between the samplings
of 'sampling_rate' needs to be for the kernel to make a decision on
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Contents:

3. How to change the CPU cpufreq policy and/or speed
3.1 Preferred interface: sysfs
3.2 Deprecated interfaces



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