[ltp] Re: cpufreq with fedora linux

rcobo linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 02:42:59 -0500


Frank Schmitt wrote:

>rcobo <rcobo@netstorm.net> writes:
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>>but it doesn't work the other way around
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>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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>>echo -n "0:600000:1600000:powersafe" > /proc/cpufreq
>>
>>rc >cat /proc/cpufreq
>>         minimum CPU frequency  -  maximum CPU frequency  -  policy
>>CPU  0       600000 kHz ( 37 %)  -    1600000 kHz (100 %)  -  performance
>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>    
>>
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>Shouldn't it read powersave?
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>[~]$ cat /proc/cpufreq 
>          minimum CPU frequency  -  maximum CPU frequency  -  policy
>CPU  0       600000 kHz ( 46 %)  -     600000 kHz ( 46 %)  -  powersave
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hello,

yes, it should read powersafe, which indicates that the policy didn't 
change.

it is kind of strange that redhat advertises it as a feature
on their front release page and i cannot make it to work.

regards