[tlinux-users:08183] Re: toshset -cpu fast/slow, what mHz?

On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 01:26:28PM -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Ryan Underwood wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > When the SCI interface is used to set the CPU speed "fast" or "slow",
> > what speed is the "slow" speed of the CPU?  Is it half speed or
> > something else?  The system is noticeably slower, but x86info -mhz still
> > returns the original MHz rating.
> > 
> This depends on the system. Without knowing the processor, we can
> not even begin to guess. With some systems, you can set the speed
> that is used for fast and slow. With others, it is fixed. You can
> check your system by looking at /proc/cpuinfo. At least on my
> system, the speed information changes to reflect cpu speed changes.

/proc/cpuinfo is not variable unless cpufreq is active.  This is a
chicken and egg problem because my cpufreq driver just assumes it is
half speed, and the kernel asks cpufreq for the current speed when
/proc/cpuinfo is accessed.

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Ryan Underwood, <[email protected]>