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diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt index e3443ddcfb89..75f41193f3e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt @@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ cpuinfo_min_freq : this file shows the minimum operating frequency the processor can run at(in kHz) cpuinfo_max_freq : this file shows the maximum operating frequency the processor can run at(in kHz) +cpuinfo_transition_latency The time it takes on this CPU to + switch between two frequencies in nano + seconds. If unknown or known to be + that high that the driver does not + work with the ondemand governor, -1 + (CPUFREQ_ETERNAL) will be returned. + Using this information can be useful + to choose an appropriate polling + frequency for a kernel governor or + userspace daemon. Make sure to not + switch the frequency too often + resulting in performance loss. scaling_driver : this file shows what cpufreq driver is used to set the frequency on this CPU @@ -195,19 +207,3 @@ scaling_setspeed. By "echoing" a new frequency into this you can change the speed of the CPU, but only within the limits of scaling_min_freq and scaling_max_freq. - - -3.2 Deprecated Interfaces -------------------------- - -Depending on your kernel configuration, you might find the following -cpufreq-related files: -/proc/cpufreq -/proc/sys/cpu/*/speed -/proc/sys/cpu/*/speed-min -/proc/sys/cpu/*/speed-max - -These are files for deprecated interfaces to cpufreq, which offer far -less functionality. Because of this, these interfaces aren't described -here. - |