Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:48:09 +1100 From: Alexander Kojevnikov <alexander@kojevnikov.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>, spawk@acm.poly.edu Subject: Re: sysctl debug.cpufreq.highest Message-ID: <AANLkTikhQUMApXAUSCz4wKQAUtb5c5cNqKqt1ZyF5Mbo@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201010060718.39137.bruce@cran.org.uk> References: <AANLkTimk4LTze0kcoOFrfpsZmTHeOzzqv5pF%2B8cXUxKd@mail.gmail.com> <201010060718.39137.bruce@cran.org.uk>
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On 6 October 2010 17:18, Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> wrote: > On Wednesday 06 October 2010 03:02:36 Alexander Kojevnikov wrote: > >> This variable allows to underclock the CPU, which is useful when >> building quiet or low-power systems. > > You can use the new -m and -M switches to powerd to control the minimum and > maximum frequencies instead. Thanks Bruce, now I have a good reason to upgrade to CURRENT :) Still, it would be nice to have debug.cpufreq.highest exposed via sysctl. Especially considering that the patch is quite short and straightforward.
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