From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 2 04:54:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1974216A4CE for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2004 04:54:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from pd2mo2so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1E8143D1D for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2004 04:54:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from colin.percival@wadham.ox.ac.uk) Received: from pd5mr6so.prod.shaw.ca (pd5mr6so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.182]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 01 Sep 2004 22:27:26 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml8so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.152]) by pd5mr6so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0I3E00LKACDQGED0@pd5mr6so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 01 Sep 2004 22:27:26 -0600 (MDT) Received: from piii600.wadham.ox.ac.uk (S0106006067227a4a.vc.shawcable.net [24.87.233.42]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I3E00K0WCDQ44@l-daemon> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Wed, 01 Sep 2004 22:27:26 -0600 (MDT) Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 21:25:49 -0700 From: Colin Percival X-Sender: cperciva@popserver.sfu.ca (Unverified) To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-id: <6.1.0.6.1.20040901211821.03a42390@popserver.sfu.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.0.6 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Enhanced Speedstep in the ports tree X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 04:54:54 -0000 There are now two ports providing Enhanced Speedstep support: sysutils/est, which is a kernel module providing a sysctl interface, and sysutils/estctrl, which is a daemon which automatically adjusts the cpu speed based on the cpu load and power source (AC vs. battery; there are three settings for each, namely "min", "adaptive", and "max"). After receiving considerable feedback, I've made the reporting of cpu speed changes optional and disabled by default. Thanks to everyone who has helped test these. Colin Percival