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Date:      Wed, 9 Aug 2023 19:52:59 -0400
From:      Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: problems trying to use powerd with Xeon E5-2690 on HP ProLiant DL380p
Message-ID:  <504ADC8D-6CE9-4E8F-BB6F-414C603A1F8F@longcount.org>
In-Reply-To: <ZNQSncdYhBh9bQCC@int21h>
References:  <ZNQSncdYhBh9bQCC@int21h>

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On Aug 9, 2023, at 6:27 PM, void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHello stable@
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> I'm trying to run powerd (stable/13-n254781) but it fails to load, and thi=
s
> appears in dmesg:
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> interface hwpstate_intel.1 already present in the KLD 'kernel'!
> linker_load_file: /boot/kernel/cpufreq.ko - unsupported file type
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> and, earlier:
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> est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> numa-domain 0 on cpu0
> est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized.
> est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 233a00002100
> device_attach: est0 attach returned 6
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> the last 3 lines appearing for every core on this cpu
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> Can powerd work with this chip? The kernel is GENERIC.
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> TY
> --=20


Hi void
   It will work , you will need to re-enable c-states and p-states etc in th=
e bios . Dmesg is only showing the cpu has the options but the bios controls=
 the ability to use it . Iirc hp has some opaque options to enable high perf=
ormance mode in the bios . This usually kills most of the power management s=
tuff .  Google for low latency tunings for your model and chances are you wi=
ll find a pdf with options for making the host eat more power and improve la=
tency as well as options that save power at the expense of increasing latenc=
y.



---
Mark Saad | nonesuch@longcount.org
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