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306 lines
8.7 KiB
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.\" Copyright (c) 2005 Nate Lawson
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd March 03, 2006
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.Dt CPUFREQ 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cpufreq
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.Nd CPU frequency control framework
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device cpufreq"
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.Pp
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.In sys/cpu.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_levels "device_t dev" "struct cf_level *levels" "int *count"
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_set "device_t dev" "const struct cf_level *level" "int priority"
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_get "device_t dev" "struct cf_level *level"
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.Ft int
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.Fo cpufreq_drv_settings
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.Fa "device_t dev"
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.Fa "struct cf_setting *sets"
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.Fa "int *count"
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.Fc
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_type "device_t dev" "int *type"
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_set "device_t dev" "const struct cf_setting *set"
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.Ft int
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_get "device_t dev" "struct cf_setting *set"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides a unified kernel and user interface to CPU frequency
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control drivers.
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It combines multiple drivers offering different settings into a single
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interface of all possible levels.
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Users can access this interface directly via
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.Xr sysctl 8
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or by indicating to
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.Pa /etc/rc.d/power_profile
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that it should switch settings when the AC line state changes via
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.Xr rc.conf 5 .
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.Sh SYSCTL VARIABLES
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These settings may be overridden by kernel drivers requesting alternate
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settings.
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If this occurs, the original values will be restored once the condition
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has passed (e.g., the system has cooled sufficiently).
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If a sysctl cannot be set due to an override condition, it will return
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.Er EPERM .
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.Pp
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The frequency cannot be changed if TSC is in use as the timecounter.
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This is because the timecounter system needs to use a source that has a
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constant rate.
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The timecounter source can be changed with the
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.Pa kern.timecounter.hardware
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sysctl.
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Available modes are in
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.Pa kern.timecounter.choice
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sysctl entry.
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Va dev.cpu.%d.freq
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Current active CPU frequency in MHz.
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.It Va dev.cpu.%d.freq_levels
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Currently available levels for the CPU (frequency/power usage).
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Values are in units of MHz and milliwatts.
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.It Va dev.DEVICE.%d.freq_settings
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Currently available settings for the driver (frequency/power usage).
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Values are in units of MHz and milliwatts.
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This is helpful for understanding which settings are offered by which
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driver for debugging purposes.
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.It Va debug.cpufreq.lowest
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Lowest CPU frequency in MHz to offer to users.
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This setting is also accessible via a tunable with the same name.
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This can be used to disable very low levels that may be unusable on
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some systems.
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.It Va debug.cpufreq.verbose
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Print verbose messages.
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This setting is also accessible via a tunable with the same name.
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.El
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.Sh SUPPORTED DRIVERS
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The following device drivers offer absolute frequency control via the
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.Nm
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interface.
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Usually, only one of these can be active at a time.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -compact -width ".Pa acpi_perf"
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.It Pa acpi_perf
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ACPI CPU performance states
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.It Pa est
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Intel Enhanced SpeedStep
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.It Pa ichss
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Intel SpeedStep for ICH
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.It Pa powernow
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AMD PowerNow!\& for K7 and K8
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.It Pa smist
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Intel SMI-based SpeedStep for PIIX4
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.El
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.Pp
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The following device drivers offer relative frequency control and
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have an additive effect:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -compact -width ".Pa acpi_throttle"
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.It Pa acpi_throttle
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ACPI CPU throttling
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.It Pa p4tcc
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Pentium 4 Thermal Control Circuitry
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.El
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.Sh KERNEL INTERFACE
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Kernel components can query and set CPU frequencies through the
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.Nm
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kernel interface.
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This involves obtaining a
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.Nm
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device, calling
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.Fn cpufreq_levels
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to get the currently available frequency levels,
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checking the current level with
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.Fn cpufreq_get ,
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and setting a new one from the list with
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.Fn cpufreq_set .
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Each level may actually reference more than one
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.Nm
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driver but kernel components do not need to be aware of this.
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The
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.Va total_set
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element of
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.Vt "struct cf_level"
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provides a summary of the frequency and power for this level.
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Unknown or irrelevant values are set to
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.Dv CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_levels
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method takes a
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.Nm
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device and an empty array of
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.Fa levels .
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The
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.Fa count
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value should be set to the number of levels available and after the
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function completes, will be set to the actual number of levels returned.
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If there are more levels than
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.Fa count
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will allow, it should return
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.Er E2BIG .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_get
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method takes a pointer to space to store a
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.Fa level .
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After successful completion, the output will be the current active level
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and is equal to one of the levels returned by
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.Fn cpufreq_levels .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_set
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method takes a pointer a
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.Fa level
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and attempts to activate it.
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The
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.Fa priority
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(i.e.,
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.Dv CPUFREQ_PRIO_KERN )
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tells
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.Nm
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whether to override previous settings while activating this level.
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If
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.Fa priority
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is higher than the current active level, that level will be saved and
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overridden with the new level.
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If a level is already saved, the new level is set without overwriting
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the older saved level.
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If
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.Fn cpufreq_set
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is called with a
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.Dv NULL
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.Fa level ,
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the saved level will be restored.
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If there is no saved level,
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.Fn cpufreq_set
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will return
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.Er ENXIO .
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If
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.Fa priority
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is lower than the current active level's priority, this method returns
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.Er EPERM .
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.Sh DRIVER INTERFACE
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Kernel drivers offering hardware-specific CPU frequency control export
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their individual settings through the
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.Nm
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driver interface.
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This involves implementing these methods:
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_settings ,
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_type ,
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_set ,
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and
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_get .
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Additionally, the driver must attach a device as a child of a CPU
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device so that these methods can be called by the
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.Nm
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framework.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_settings
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method returns an array of currently available settings, each of type
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.Vt "struct cf_setting" .
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The driver should set unknown or irrelevant values to
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.Dv CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN .
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All the following elements for each setting should be returned:
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.Bd -literal
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struct cf_setting {
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int freq; /* CPU clock in Mhz or 100ths of a percent. */
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int volts; /* Voltage in mV. */
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int power; /* Power consumed in mW. */
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int lat; /* Transition latency in us. */
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device_t dev; /* Driver providing this setting. */
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};
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.Ed
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.Pp
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On entry to this method,
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.Fa count
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contains the number of settings that can be returned.
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On successful completion, the driver sets it to the actual number of
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settings returned.
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If the driver offers more settings than
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.Fa count
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will allow, it should return
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.Er E2BIG .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_type
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method indicates the type of settings it offers, either
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.Dv CPUFREQ_TYPE_ABSOLUTE
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or
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.Dv CPUFREQ_TYPE_RELATIVE .
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Additionally, the driver may set the
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.Dv CPUFREQ_FLAG_INFO_ONLY
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flag if the settings it provides are information for other drivers only
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and cannot be passed to
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_set
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to activate them.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_set
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method takes a driver setting and makes it active.
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If the setting is invalid or not currently available, it should return
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.Er EINVAL .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_get
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method returns the currently-active driver setting.
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The
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.Vt "struct cf_setting"
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returned must be valid for passing to
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.Fn cpufreq_drv_set ,
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including all elements being filled out correctly.
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If the driver cannot infer the current setting
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(even by estimating it with
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.Fn cpu_est_clockrate )
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then it should set all elements to
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.Dv CPUFREQ_VAL_UNKNOWN .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr acpi 4 ,
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.Xr sysctl 8
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Nate Lawson
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.An Bruno Ducrot
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contributed the
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.Pa powernow
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driver.
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.Sh BUGS
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The following drivers have not yet been converted to the
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interface:
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.Xr longrun 4 .
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.Pp
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Notification of CPU and bus frequency changes is not implemented yet.
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.Pp
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When multiple CPUs offer frequency control, they cannot be set to different
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levels and must all offer the same frequency settings.
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