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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:31:48 -0500
From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
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Subject: Re: Dual Core on Linux questions
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Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote:
>>>> From cpufreq perspective multiple things are possible in the way
>>> processor will support the multi-core frequency changing. and most of
>>> the things are handled at cpufreq inside kernel. I think there should be
>>> minima changes required in cpufreqd if any.
>>> Options:
>>
>>
>> 4) we power down a core.
>>
> Is this just for completeness of the set, something someone might do 
> someday, or does someone really have a hotplug core product?

Not hotplug, just power it down.

	Jeff


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