2 bool "CPU Frequency scaling"
4 CPU Frequency scaling allows you to change the clock speed of
5 CPUs on the fly. This is a nice method to save power, because
6 the lower the CPU clock speed, the less power the CPU consumes.
8 Note that this driver doesn't automatically change the CPU
9 clock speed, you need to either enable a dynamic cpufreq governor
10 (see below) after boot, or use a userspace tool.
12 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
13 module will be called cpufreq.
15 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
25 bool "Enable CPUfreq debugging"
27 Say Y here to enable CPUfreq subsystem (including drivers)
28 debugging. You will need to activate it via the kernel
29 command line by passing
33 1 to activate CPUfreq core debugging,
34 2 to activate CPUfreq drivers debugging, and
35 4 to activate CPUfreq governor debugging
38 tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
42 This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs
45 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
46 module will be called cpufreq_stats.
50 config CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS
51 bool "CPU frequency translation statistics details"
52 depends on CPU_FREQ_STAT
54 This will show detail CPU frequency translation table in sysfs file
60 prompt "Default CPUFreq governor"
61 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE if CPU_FREQ_SA1100 || CPU_FREQ_SA1110
62 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
64 This option sets which CPUFreq governor shall be loaded at
65 startup. If in doubt, select 'performance'.
67 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
69 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
71 Use the CPUFreq governor 'performance' as default. This sets
72 the frequency statically to the highest frequency supported by
75 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
77 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
79 Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
80 you to set the CPU frequency manually or when an userspace
81 program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
82 to enable the userspace governor manually.
84 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
86 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
87 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
89 Use the CPUFreq governor 'ondemand' as default. This allows
90 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
91 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
92 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the ondemand
93 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
94 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
96 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
98 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
99 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
101 Use the CPUFreq governor 'conservative' as default. This allows
102 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
103 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
104 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
105 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
106 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
109 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
110 tristate "'performance' governor"
112 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
113 highest available CPU frequency.
115 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
116 module will be called cpufreq_performance.
120 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
121 tristate "'powersave' governor"
123 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
124 lowest available CPU frequency.
126 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
127 module will be called cpufreq_powersave.
131 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
132 tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
134 Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
135 CPU frequency manually or when an userspace program shall
136 be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART
137 <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
139 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
140 module will be called cpufreq_userspace.
142 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
146 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
147 tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
148 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
150 'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
151 The governor does a periodic polling and
152 changes frequency based on the CPU utilization.
153 The support for this governor depends on CPU capability to
154 do fast frequency switching (i.e, very low latency frequency
157 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
158 module will be called cpufreq_ondemand.
160 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
164 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
165 tristate "'conservative' cpufreq governor"
168 'conservative' - this driver is rather similar to the 'ondemand'
169 governor both in its source code and its purpose, the difference is
170 its optimisation for better suitability in a battery powered
171 environment. The frequency is gracefully increased and decreased
172 rather than jumping to 100% when speed is required.
174 If you have a desktop machine then you should really be considering
175 the 'ondemand' governor instead, however if you are using a laptop,
176 PDA or even an AMD64 based computer (due to the unacceptable
177 step-by-step latency issues between the minimum and maximum frequency
178 transitions in the CPU) you will probably want to use this governor.
180 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
181 module will be called cpufreq_conservative.
183 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.