New cpufreq framework and drivers

[Eric Anderson]

Nate Lawson wrote:
> Nate Lawson wrote:
> 
>> Below is the first patch of cpufreq for wider testing.  It has the 
>> framework, cpu pseudodriver updates, and two hardware drivers -- ACPI 
>> performance states and SpeedStep-ICH.  It has had a lot of testing on 
>> supported hardware but needs wider testing before importing.  Other 
>> hardware drivers can be quickly ported to this interface, and I'm 
>> happy to assist their maintainers.
>>
>> http://www.root.org/~nate/freebsd/cpufreq.diff
> 
> 
> Sorry, I'm so familiar with the interface that I forgot to mention how 
> to use it.  To test, build a new kernel and modules.  Load one or both 
> of acpi_perf.ko and cpufreq.ko at boot time.  Type "sysctl dev.cpu" to 
> see the new freq and freq_levels output.  If you're a driver maintainer, 
> see sys/cpu.h and speedstep_ich.c or acpi_perf.c for an example how to 
> provide the driver interface.
> 


Will this only work on -current, or also 5.3-stable?

Eric


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