[ltp] Re: cpufreq with fedora linux

[rcobo]

Jukka Palko wrote:

> 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
>>
>
>
ding! it works :)

where were my eyes? i missed that character

Thanks a lot