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Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.5.32] CPU frequency and voltage scaling (0/4)
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> In article <1030618420.7290.112.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk>,
> Alan Cox  <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> >>  { min-Hz, max-Hz, policy }
> >>
> >
> >For a few of the processors "event-hz" or similar would be nice. The
> >Geode supports hardware assisted bursting to full processor speed when
> >doing SMM, I/O and IRQ handling.
> 
> Hmm.. I would assume that you'd just use the high frequency for that?
> So, for example, assuming you have a 600/300 Geode, when you do
> 
>         { 0, ~0UL, "power-save" }
> 
> that would tell the Geode driver to run at 300MHz normally
> ("power-save"), and at 600Mhz when doing critical events.
> 
> In contrast, a
> 
>         { 0, ~0UL, "performance" }
> 
> mode would mean that it always runs at 600MHz (modulo heat throttling,
> of course).
> 
> And a
> 
>         { 300, 300, "power-save" }

How about { 50, 50, "power-save" }  where the number refers
to percent of full?
I.e. same meaning IFF full is 600, but suppose it is 800.
> 
> means that you want the chip to always run at 300MHz, even when handling
> critical events.
> 
> I don't know the exact details of what kinds of frequencies the Geode
> supports, but it sounds to me like you don't really need another
> frequency value..
> 
>                 Linus
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