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authorKristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@linux.intel.com>2015-01-28 15:03:28 -0800
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>2015-01-30 01:52:17 +0100
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intel_pstate: Add num_pstates to sysfs
Add a sysfs interface to display the total number of supported pstates. This value is independent of whether turbo has been enabled or disabled. Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ controlling P state selection. These files have been added to
is supported by hardware that is in the turbo range. This number
is independent of whether turbo has been disabled or not.
+ num_pstates: displays the number of pstates that are supported
+ by hardware. This number is independent of whether turbo has
+ been disabled or not.
+
For contemporary Intel processors, the frequency is controlled by the
processor itself and the P-states exposed to software are related to
performance levels. The idea that frequency can be set to a single