[ltp] cpufreqd configuration examples wanted

Satish Balay linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:55:59 -0500 (CDT)


On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Marius Gedminas wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 09:43:43AM -0500, Satish Balay wrote:
>> I prefer cpudyn way of doing this for the laptop (why bother with the
>> intermediate stages - When there is load - go full throttle -
>> otherwise save power).
>
> I tried using cpudyn for a while, but then I started having problems
> with ALSA.  Apparently changing the CPU frequency screws up sound driver
> timings somewhere, and I get interesting sound effects.
>
> I expect that ALSA and cpufreq patches for my 2.4 kernel do not mesh
> very well.
>
> Now I'm switching the CPU speed manually when I want to.  Usually I just
> keep the CPU at its lowest speed, to keep the laptop cooler.

FC1 is 2.4 kernel with OSS - and so far I haven't noticed any issues.

With FC2 - 2.6 & ALSA - my brief usage didn't show any problems with
sound.

Satish