[CPUFREQ] powernow-k6: set transition latency value so ondemand governor can be used
authorKrzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:45:57 +0000 (19:45 +0100)
committerDave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:33:33 +0000 (13:33 -0500)
Set the transition latency to value smaller than CPUFREQ_ETERNAL so
governors other than "performance" work (like the "ondemand" one).

The value is found in "AMD PowerNow! Technology Platform Design Guide for
Embedded Processors" dated December 2000 (AMD doc #24267A). There is the
answer to one of FAQs on page 40 which states that suggested complete transition
period is 200 us.

Tested on K6-2+ CPU with K6-3 core (model 13, stepping 4).

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Helt <krzysztof.h1@wp.pl>
Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c

index f10dea4..cb01dac 100644 (file)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static int powernow_k6_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
        }
 
        /* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-       policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
+       policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 200000;
        policy->cur = busfreq * max_multiplier;
 
        result = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy, clock_ratio);