[ltp] Re: cpufreq with fedora linux

[Jukka Palko]

ext rcobo wrote:
> Frank Schmitt wrote:
> 
>> rcobo <rcobo@netstorm.net> writes:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> but it doesn't work the other way around
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>> 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
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't it read powersave?
>>
>> [~]$ cat /proc/cpufreq          minimum CPU frequency  -  maximum CPU 
>> frequency  -  policy
>> CPU  0       600000 kHz ( 46 %)  -     600000 kHz ( 46 %)  -  powersave
>>
>>  
>>
> hello,
> 
> yes, it should read powersafe, which indicates that the policy didn't 
> change.

How about if you change the command:
echo -n "0:600000:1600000:powersafe" > /proc/cpufreq
to:
echo -n "0:600000:1600000:powersave" > /proc/cpufreq

?

> 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
> 


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