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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig | 61 |
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig index d155e81b5c9..993fa7b8925 100644 --- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig @@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ config CPU_FREQ clock speed, you need to either enable a dynamic cpufreq governor (see below) after boot, or use a userspace tool. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq. + For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>. If in doubt, say N. @@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ config CPU_FREQ if CPU_FREQ config CPU_FREQ_TABLE - tristate + tristate config CPU_FREQ_DEBUG bool "Enable CPUfreq debugging" @@ -32,19 +35,26 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEBUG 4 to activate CPUfreq governor debugging config CPU_FREQ_STAT - tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics" - select CPU_FREQ_TABLE - default y - help - This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs - file system + tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics" + select CPU_FREQ_TABLE + default y + help + This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs + file system. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_stats. + + If in doubt, say N. config CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS - bool "CPU frequency translation statistics details" - depends on CPU_FREQ_STAT - help - This will show detail CPU frequency translation table in sysfs file - system + bool "CPU frequency translation statistics details" + depends on CPU_FREQ_STAT + help + This will show detail CPU frequency translation table in sysfs file + system. + + If in doubt, say N. # Note that it is not currently possible to set the other governors (such as ondemand) # as the default, since if they fail to initialise, cpufreq will be @@ -78,29 +88,38 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE endchoice config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE - tristate "'performance' governor" - help + tristate "'performance' governor" + help This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the highest available CPU frequency. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_performance. + If in doubt, say Y. config CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE - tristate "'powersave' governor" - help + tristate "'powersave' governor" + help This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the lowest available CPU frequency. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_powersave. + If in doubt, say Y. config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE - tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling" - help + tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling" + help Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the CPU frequency manually or when an userspace program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_userspace. + For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>. If in doubt, say Y. @@ -116,6 +135,9 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND do fast frequency switching (i.e, very low latency frequency transitions). + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_ondemand. + For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq. If in doubt, say N. @@ -136,6 +158,9 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE step-by-step latency issues between the minimum and maximum frequency transitions in the CPU) you will probably want to use this governor. + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the + module will be called cpufreq_conservative. + For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq. If in doubt, say N. |