2002-11-11 20:36:08

by Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky

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Subject: RE: [2.5. PATCH] cpufreq: correct initialization on Intel Copperm ines


> > Cannot you use ACPI to detect that? AFAIK, if the machine
> > supports it, it is doable.
>
> Most PIII Coppermine notebooks only have ACPI 1.x which does
> not include
> "Performance States" - an interface to Intel SpeedStep and
> other, similar
> technologies.

Bummer - that was something I did not know; thanks for your clarification -
this was the only sollution I found (without IP concerns) when I was
enquiring how to get the specifications to support performance states.

Thanks,

Inaky Perez-Gonzalez -- Not speaking for Intel - opinions are my own [or my
fault]