1 menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
4 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 <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
21 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
24 config CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
29 tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
32 This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs
35 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
36 module will be called cpufreq_stats.
40 config CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS
41 bool "CPU frequency translation statistics details"
42 depends on CPU_FREQ_STAT
44 This will show detail CPU frequency translation table in sysfs file
50 prompt "Default CPUFreq governor"
51 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE if ARM_SA1100_CPUFREQ || ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
52 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
54 This option sets which CPUFreq governor shall be loaded at
55 startup. If in doubt, select 'performance'.
57 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
59 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
61 Use the CPUFreq governor 'performance' as default. This sets
62 the frequency statically to the highest frequency supported by
65 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE
67 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
69 Use the CPUFreq governor 'powersave' as default. This sets
70 the frequency statically to the lowest frequency supported by
73 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
75 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
77 Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
78 you to set the CPU frequency manually or when a userspace
79 program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
80 to enable the userspace governor manually.
82 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
84 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
85 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
87 Use the CPUFreq governor 'ondemand' as default. This allows
88 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
89 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
90 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the ondemand
91 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
92 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
94 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
96 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
97 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
99 Use the CPUFreq governor 'conservative' as default. This allows
100 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
101 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
102 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
103 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
104 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
107 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
108 tristate "'performance' governor"
110 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
111 highest available CPU frequency.
113 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
114 module will be called cpufreq_performance.
118 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
119 tristate "'powersave' governor"
121 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
122 lowest available CPU frequency.
124 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
125 module will be called cpufreq_powersave.
129 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
130 tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
132 Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
133 CPU frequency manually or when a userspace program shall
134 be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART
135 <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
137 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
138 module will be called cpufreq_userspace.
140 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
144 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
145 tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
146 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
148 'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
149 The governor does a periodic polling and
150 changes frequency based on the CPU utilization.
151 The support for this governor depends on CPU capability to
152 do fast frequency switching (i.e, very low latency frequency
155 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
156 module will be called cpufreq_ondemand.
158 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
162 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
163 tristate "'conservative' cpufreq governor"
165 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
167 'conservative' - this driver is rather similar to the 'ondemand'
168 governor both in its source code and its purpose, the difference is
169 its optimisation for better suitability in a battery powered
170 environment. The frequency is gracefully increased and decreased
171 rather than jumping to 100% when speed is required.
173 If you have a desktop machine then you should really be considering
174 the 'ondemand' governor instead, however if you are using a laptop,
175 PDA or even an AMD64 based computer (due to the unacceptable
176 step-by-step latency issues between the minimum and maximum frequency
177 transitions in the CPU) you will probably want to use this governor.
179 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
180 module will be called cpufreq_conservative.
182 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
186 comment "CPU frequency scaling drivers"
189 tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq driver"
190 depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
191 # if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, CPUFREQ_DT cannot be =y:
192 depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
195 This adds a generic DT based cpufreq driver for frequency management.
196 It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
197 systems which share clock and voltage across all CPUs.
202 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86"
206 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm"
210 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc"
214 config AVR32_AT32AP_CPUFREQ
215 bool "CPU frequency driver for AT32AP"
216 depends on PLATFORM_AT32AP
219 This enables the CPU frequency driver for AT32AP processors.
224 config IA64_ACPI_CPUFREQ
225 tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
226 depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
228 This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
229 Processor Performance States.
231 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
237 config LOONGSON2_CPUFREQ
238 tristate "Loongson2 CPUFreq Driver"
240 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson processors which
241 support software configurable cpu frequency.
243 Loongson2F and it's successors support this feature.
245 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
249 config LOONGSON1_CPUFREQ
250 tristate "Loongson1 CPUFreq Driver"
252 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson1 processors which
253 support software configurable cpu frequency.
255 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
261 config SPARC_US3_CPUFREQ
262 tristate "UltraSPARC-III CPU Frequency driver"
264 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-III processors.
266 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
270 config SPARC_US2E_CPUFREQ
271 tristate "UltraSPARC-IIe CPU Frequency driver"
273 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-IIe processors.
275 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
282 tristate "SuperH CPU Frequency driver"
284 This adds the cpufreq driver for SuperH. Any CPU that supports
285 clock rate rounding through the clock framework can use this
286 driver. While it will make the kernel slightly larger, this is
287 harmless for CPUs that don't support rate rounding. The driver
288 will also generate a notice in the boot log before disabling
289 itself if the CPU in question is not capable of rate rounding.
291 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
297 tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale QorIQ SoCs"
298 depends on OF && COMMON_CLK && (PPC_E500MC || ARM)
301 This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale QorIQ SoCs
302 which are capable of changing the CPU's frequency dynamically.