Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:14:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:14:04 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:15108 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:14:03 -0400 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 11:16:56 +0100 From: Russell King To: Thomas Sailer Cc: Linux Kernel Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.19-rc1-ac3 Message-ID: <20020715111656.C13277@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <1026584861.13886.27.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20020713205422.E25995@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <1026728020.2365.23.camel@watermelon.scs.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <1026728020.2365.23.camel@watermelon.scs.ch>; from sailer@scs.ch on Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 12:13:40PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 845 Lines: 19 On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 12:13:40PM +0200, Thomas Sailer wrote: > The point is that frequency scaling is normally used with voltage > scaling. And lowering the voltage decreases the maximum frequency > roughly linearly, while the dynamic power consumption decreases > quadratically with voltage. Yes, but there are some systems out there where it is advantageous to use frequency scaling on hardware that supports it, without supporting voltage scaling. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/