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| author | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2009-04-05 02:14:15 -0400 |
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| committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2009-04-05 02:14:15 -0400 |
| commit | 478c6a43fcbc6c11609f8cee7c7b57223907754f (patch) | |
| tree | a7f7952099da60d33032aed6de9c0c56c9f8779e /Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt | |
| parent | 8a3f257c704e02aee9869decd069a806b45be3f1 (diff) | |
| parent | 6bb597507f9839b13498781e481f5458aea33620 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'linus' into release
Conflicts:
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt index 917918f84fc..75f41193f3e 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt @@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ cpuinfo_min_freq : this file shows the minimum operating frequency the processor can run at(in kHz) cpuinfo_max_freq : this file shows the maximum operating frequency the processor can run at(in kHz) +cpuinfo_transition_latency The time it takes on this CPU to + switch between two frequencies in nano + seconds. If unknown or known to be + that high that the driver does not + work with the ondemand governor, -1 + (CPUFREQ_ETERNAL) will be returned. + Using this information can be useful + to choose an appropriate polling + frequency for a kernel governor or + userspace daemon. Make sure to not + switch the frequency too often + resulting in performance loss. scaling_driver : this file shows what cpufreq driver is used to set the frequency on this CPU |