svn commit: r237245 - head/share/man/man4

[Sean Bruno]

Author: sbruno
Date: Mon Jun 18 23:18:49 2012
New Revision: 237245
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/237245

Log:
  Document support for Intel Enhanced Speedstep Tech interface
  of cpufreq(4) via a new man page est(4)
  
  Document the two exposed tuneables of est(4).
  
  I'd appreciate more reviews of content if possible.  I gleaned
  the information contained herein from sys/x86/cpufreq/est.c and
  the Intel reference documentation
  
  Reviewed by:    wblock hrs gjb
  MFC after:      2 weeks

Added:
  head/share/man/man4/est.4   (contents, props changed)
Modified:
  head/share/man/man4/Makefile

Modified: head/share/man/man4/Makefile
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--- head/share/man/man4/Makefile	Mon Jun 18 22:17:28 2012	(r237244)
+++ head/share/man/man4/Makefile	Mon Jun 18 23:18:49 2012	(r237245)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ MAN=	aac.4 \
 	enc.4 \
 	epair.4 \
 	esp.4 \
+	est.4 \
 	et.4 \
 	eventtimers.4 \
 	exca.4 \

Added: head/share/man/man4/est.4
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+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2012 Sean Bruno <sbruno at freebsd.org>
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd June 12, 2012
+.Dt EST 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm est
+.Nd Enhanced Speedstep Technology
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this capability into your kernel
+place the following line in your kernel
+configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device cpufreq"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+interface provides support for the Intel Enhanced Speedstep Technology.
+.Pp
+Note that
+.Nm
+capabilities are automatically loaded by the
+.Xr cpufreq 4
+driver.
+.Sh LOADER TUNABLES
+The
+.Nm
+interface is intended to allow
+.Xr cpufreq 4
+to access and implement Intel Enhanced SpeedStep Technology via
+.Xr acpi 4
+and the acpi_perf interface accessors.
+If the default settings are not optimal, the following sysctls can be
+used to modify or monitor
+.Nm
+behavior.
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It hw.est.msr_info
+Attempt to infer information from direct probing of the msr.
+Should only be used in diagnostic cases 
+.Pq default 0
+.It hw.est.strict
+Do not allow different cpus to be set to different frequencies.
+It appears that this will only work on i386 systems 
+.Pq default 0
+.El
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -diag
+.It "est%d: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu%d"
+.Pp
+Indicates normal startup of this interface.
+.It "est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized."
+.It "est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 471c471c0600471c"
+.It "device_attach: est%d attach returned 6"
+.Pp
+Indicates all attempts to attach to this interface have failed.
+This usually indicates an improper BIOS setting restricting O/S
+control of the CPU speeds.
+Consult your BIOS documentation for more details.
+.El
+.Sh COMPATIBILITY
+.Nm
+is only found on supported Intel CPUs.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr cpufreq 4
+.Sh SUPPORT
+For general information and support,
+go to the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer
+Manuals site.
+.Pa http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/architectures-software-developer-manuals.html
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.Pp
+This manual page was written by
+.An Sean Bruno Aq sbruno at FreeBSD.org .