4 This driver implements a scaling driver with an internal governor for
5 Intel Core processors. The driver follows the same model as the
6 Transmeta scaling driver (longrun.c) and implements the setpolicy()
7 instead of target(). Scaling drivers that implement setpolicy() are
8 assumed to implement internal governors by the cpufreq core. All the
9 logic for selecting the current P state is contained within the
10 driver; no external governor is used by the cpufreq core.
12 Intel SandyBridge+ processors are supported.
14 New sysfs files for controlling P state selection have been added to
15 /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/
17 max_perf_pct: limits the maximum P state that will be requested by
18 the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance. The
19 available (P states) performance may be reduced by the no_turbo
20 setting described below.
22 min_perf_pct: limits the minimum P state that will be requested by
23 the driver stated as a percentage of the max (non-turbo)
26 no_turbo: limits the driver to selecting P states below the turbo
29 For contemporary Intel processors, the frequency is controlled by the
30 processor itself and the P-states exposed to software are related to
31 performance levels. The idea that frequency can be set to a single
32 frequency is fiction for Intel Core processors. Even if the scaling
33 driver selects a single P state the actual frequency the processor
34 will run at is selected by the processor itself.
36 New debugfs files have also been added to /sys/kernel/debug/pstate_snb/