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Date:      Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:49:32 +0200
From:      Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   acpi_thorttle and cpufreq/ichss questions
Message-ID:  <200509281449.40834@harrymail>

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Hello,

my laptop (PIII LV) runs fine with cpufreq and ichss:

dev.ichss.0.%desc: SpeedStep ICH
dev.ichss.0.%driver: ichss
dev.ichss.0.%parent: cpu0
dev.ichss.0.freq_settings: 794/-1 497/-1


If I understand the output correctly i have two SpeedSteps, the full 800MHz=
=20
(with higher voltage) and 500MHz.

But now I also have acpi_throttle (if I don't disable it=20
in /boot/loader.conf):

dev.acpi_throttle.0.%desc: ACPI CPU Throttling
dev.acpi_throttle.0.%driver: acpi_throttle
dev.acpi_throttle.0.%parent: cpu0
dev.acpi_throttle.0.freq_settings: 10000/-1 8750/-1 7500/-1 6250/-1 5000/-1=
=20
3750/-1 2500/-1 1250/-1

What do these values tell me? I think that are divisors, but how can I see=
=20
which one is used? I remember that some time back I saw at boot time some=20
information about "throttle has xx steps, currently using 100%" or=20
something like that.
Can I constrain the divisors, lets say I want to have only 10000, 7500 and=
=20
5000? (I know I can limit the lowest frequency cpufreq may use with=20
"debug.cpufreq.lowest=3D310" but then I don't know if it throttles the=20
800MHz mode (thus using high core voltage) or if it throttles the power=20
saving 500MHz mode)

And what does this tell me:

hw.acpi.cpu.cx_supported: C1/0 C2/10 C3/85
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1
hw.acpi.cpu.cx_usage: 100.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Thanks in advance,

=2DHarry

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