From: Nico Golde Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 21:58:33 +0000 (-0700) Subject: [PATCH] cpufreq: governors documentation fixes X-Git-Url: https://git.stricted.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=594dd2c98101a5dc279153ec806d554e6b8a1e35;p=GitHub%2Fmt8127%2Fandroid_kernel_alcatel_ttab.git [PATCH] cpufreq: governors documentation fixes I corrected a small error and enhanced the govenor.txt file with the ondemand daemon because the kernel configs link to the documentation but ondemand wasn't documentated. Feel free to include the patch in the attachment. Cc: Dominik Brodowski Cc: Dave Jones Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt index b85481acd0ca..933fae74c337 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Dominik Brodowski + some additions and corrections by Nico Golde @@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ Contents: 2.1 Performance 2.2 Powersave 2.3 Userspace +2.4 Ondemand 3. The Governor Interface in the CPUfreq Core @@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ highest frequency within the borders of scaling_min_freq and scaling_max_freq. -2.1 Powersave +2.2 Powersave ------------- The CPUfreq governor "powersave" sets the CPU statically to the @@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ lowest frequency within the borders of scaling_min_freq and scaling_max_freq. -2.2 Userspace +2.3 Userspace ------------- The CPUfreq governor "userspace" allows the user, or any userspace @@ -103,6 +105,14 @@ by making a sysfs file "scaling_setspeed" available in the CPU-device directory. +2.4 Ondemand +------------ + +The CPUfreq govenor "ondemand" sets the CPU depending on the +current usage. To do this the CPU must have the capability to +switch the frequency very fast. + + 3. The Governor Interface in the CPUfreq Core =============================================