Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:49:49 -0500 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/5] Add P state driver for Intel Core Processors |
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On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 09:02:07AM -0800, dirk.brandewie@gmail.com wrote: > From: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.brandewie@gmail.com> > > This driver implements a scaling driver with an internal governor for > Intel Core processors. The driver follows the same model as the > Transmeta scaling driver (longrun.c) and implements the setpolicy() > instead of target(). Scaling drivers that implement setpolicy() are > assmuned to implement internal governors by the cpufreq core. All the > logic for selecting the current P state is contained within the driver > no external governor is used by the cpufreq core. > > At the moment only Intel SandyBridge processors are supported. As > testing on SandyBridge+ processors is completed support will be added > to the driver.
Won't you also need to patch drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c to not load on the processors that you want this driver to run on ?
Dave
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