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diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/README b/tools/power/cpupower/README index 2678ed81d311..9de449469568 100644 --- a/tools/power/cpupower/README +++ b/tools/power/cpupower/README @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ $ sudo make install ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | man pages | /usr/man | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +| systemd service | /usr/lib/systemd/system | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- +| systemd support script | /usr/libexec | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- To put it in other words it makes build results available system-wide, enabling any user to simply start using it without any additional steps @@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ The files will be installed to the following dirs: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | man pages | ${DESTDIR}/usr/man | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +| systemd service | ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/systemd/system | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- +| systemd support script | ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec | +----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you look at the table for the default 'make' output dirs you will notice that the only difference with the non-default case is the @@ -173,6 +181,26 @@ The issue is that binary cannot find the 'libcpupower' library. So, we shall point to the lib dir: sudo LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib64/ ./bin/cpupower +systemd service +--------------- + +A systemd service is also provided to run the cpupower utility at boot with +settings read from a configuration file. + +If you want systemd to find the new service after the installation, the service +unit must have been installed in one of the system unit search path directories +(such as '/usr/lib/systemd/system/', which is the default location) and (unless +you are willing to wait for the next reboot) you need to issue the following +command: + +$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload + +If you want to enable this systemd service, edit '/etc/cpupower-service.conf' +(uncommenting at least one of the options, depending on your preferences) +and then issue the following command: + +$ sudo systemctl enable --now cpupower.service + THANKS ------ |