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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-03-31 13:53:43 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2009-03-31 13:53:43 +0200
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Merge branch 'linus' into locking-for-linus
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@@ -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