1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
5 bool "CPU Frequency scaling"
7 CPU Frequency scaling allows you to change the clock speed of
8 CPUs on the fly. This is a nice method to save power, because
9 the lower the CPU clock speed, the less power the CPU consumes.
11 Note that this driver doesn't automatically change the CPU
12 clock speed, you need to either enable a dynamic cpufreq governor
13 (see below) after boot, or use a userspace tool.
15 For details, take a look at
16 <file:Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst>.
22 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
25 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
26 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
31 bool "CPU frequency transition statistics"
33 Export CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs.
38 prompt "Default CPUFreq governor"
39 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE if ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
40 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHEDUTIL if ARM64 || ARM
41 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHEDUTIL if (X86_INTEL_PSTATE || X86_AMD_PSTATE) && SMP
42 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
44 This option sets which CPUFreq governor shall be loaded at
45 startup. If in doubt, use the default setting.
47 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
49 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
51 Use the CPUFreq governor 'performance' as default. This sets
52 the frequency statically to the highest frequency supported by
55 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE
57 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
59 Use the CPUFreq governor 'powersave' as default. This sets
60 the frequency statically to the lowest frequency supported by
63 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
65 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
67 Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
68 you to set the CPU frequency manually or when a userspace
69 program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
70 to enable the userspace governor manually.
72 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
74 depends on !(X86_INTEL_PSTATE && SMP)
75 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
76 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
78 Use the CPUFreq governor 'ondemand' as default. This allows
79 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
80 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
81 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the ondemand
82 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
83 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
85 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
87 depends on !(X86_INTEL_PSTATE && SMP)
88 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
89 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
91 Use the CPUFreq governor 'conservative' as default. This allows
92 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
93 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
94 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
95 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
96 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
98 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
101 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
102 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
104 Use the 'schedutil' CPUFreq governor by default. If unsure,
105 have a look at the help section of that governor. The fallback
106 governor will be 'performance'.
110 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
111 tristate "'performance' governor"
113 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
114 highest available CPU frequency.
116 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
117 module will be called cpufreq_performance.
121 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
122 tristate "'powersave' governor"
124 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
125 lowest available CPU frequency.
127 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
128 module will be called cpufreq_powersave.
132 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
133 tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
135 Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
136 CPU frequency manually or when a userspace program shall
137 be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART
138 <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
140 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
141 module will be called cpufreq_userspace.
145 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
146 tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
147 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
149 'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
150 The governor does a periodic polling and
151 changes frequency based on the CPU utilization.
152 The support for this governor depends on CPU capability to
153 do fast frequency switching (i.e, very low latency frequency
156 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
157 module will be called cpufreq_ondemand.
159 For details, take a look at
160 <file:Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst>.
164 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
165 tristate "'conservative' cpufreq governor"
167 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
169 'conservative' - this driver is rather similar to the 'ondemand'
170 governor both in its source code and its purpose, the difference is
171 its optimisation for better suitability in a battery powered
172 environment. The frequency is gracefully increased and decreased
173 rather than jumping to 100% when speed is required.
175 If you have a desktop machine then you should really be considering
176 the 'ondemand' governor instead, however if you are using a laptop,
177 PDA or even an AMD64 based computer (due to the unacceptable
178 step-by-step latency issues between the minimum and maximum frequency
179 transitions in the CPU) you will probably want to use this governor.
181 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
182 module will be called cpufreq_conservative.
184 For details, take a look at
185 <file:Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst>.
189 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
190 bool "'schedutil' cpufreq policy governor"
191 depends on CPU_FREQ && SMP
192 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
195 This governor makes decisions based on the utilization data provided
196 by the scheduler. It sets the CPU frequency to be proportional to
197 the utilization/capacity ratio coming from the scheduler. If the
198 utilization is frequency-invariant, the new frequency is also
199 proportional to the maximum available frequency. If that is not the
200 case, it is proportional to the current frequency of the CPU. The
201 frequency tipping point is at utilization/capacity equal to 80% in
206 comment "CPU frequency scaling drivers"
209 tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq driver"
210 depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
211 select CPUFREQ_DT_PLATDEV
214 This adds a generic DT based cpufreq driver for frequency management.
215 It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
221 tristate "Virtual cpufreq driver"
222 depends on GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY
224 This adds a virtualized cpufreq driver for guest kernels that
225 read/writes to a MMIO region for a virtualized cpufreq device to
226 communicate with the host. It sends performance requests to the host
227 which gets used as a hint to schedule vCPU threads and select CPU
228 frequency. If a VM does not support a virtualized FIE such as AMUs,
229 it updates the frequency scaling factor by polling host CPU frequency
230 to enable accurate Per-Entity Load Tracking for tasks running in the guest.
234 config CPUFREQ_DT_PLATDEV
235 tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq platdev driver"
238 This adds a generic DT based cpufreq platdev driver for frequency
239 management. This creates a 'cpufreq-dt' platform device, on the
245 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86"
248 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm"
251 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc"
256 tristate "BMIPS CPUfreq Driver"
258 This option adds a CPUfreq driver for BMIPS processors with
259 support for configurable CPU frequency.
261 For now, BMIPS5 chips are supported (such as the Broadcom 7425).
265 config LOONGSON2_CPUFREQ
266 tristate "Loongson2 CPUFreq Driver"
267 depends on LEMOTE_MACH2F
269 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson processors which
270 support software configurable cpu frequency.
272 Loongson2F and its successors support this feature.
278 config LOONGSON3_CPUFREQ
279 tristate "Loongson3 CPUFreq Driver"
281 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for Loongson processors which
282 support software configurable cpu frequency.
284 Loongson-3 family processors support this feature.
290 config SPARC_US3_CPUFREQ
291 tristate "UltraSPARC-III CPU Frequency driver"
293 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-III processors.
297 config SPARC_US2E_CPUFREQ
298 tristate "UltraSPARC-IIe CPU Frequency driver"
300 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-IIe processors.
307 tristate "SuperH CPU Frequency driver"
309 This adds the cpufreq driver for SuperH. Any CPU that supports
310 clock rate rounding through the clock framework can use this
311 driver. While it will make the kernel slightly larger, this is
312 harmless for CPUs that don't support rate rounding. The driver
313 will also generate a notice in the boot log before disabling
314 itself if the CPU in question is not capable of rate rounding.
320 tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale QorIQ SoCs"
321 depends on OF && COMMON_CLK
322 depends on PPC_E500MC || SOC_LS1021A || ARCH_LAYERSCAPE || COMPILE_TEST
325 This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale QorIQ SoCs
326 which are capable of changing the CPU's frequency dynamically.
330 config ACPI_CPPC_CPUFREQ
331 tristate "CPUFreq driver based on the ACPI CPPC spec"
332 depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
333 depends on ARM || ARM64 || RISCV
336 This adds a CPUFreq driver which uses CPPC methods
337 as described in the ACPIv5.1 spec. CPPC stands for
338 Collaborative Processor Performance Controls. It
339 is based on an abstract continuous scale of CPU
340 performance values which allows the remote power
341 processor to flexibly optimize for power and
342 performance. CPPC relies on power management firmware
343 support for its operation.
347 config ACPI_CPPC_CPUFREQ_FIE
348 bool "Frequency Invariance support for CPPC cpufreq driver"
349 depends on ACPI_CPPC_CPUFREQ && GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY
350 depends on ARM || ARM64 || RISCV
353 This extends frequency invariance support in the CPPC cpufreq driver,
354 by using CPPC delivered and reference performance counters.