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authorEthan Zhao <ethan.zhao@oracle.com>2014-12-09 10:43:19 +0900
committerRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>2014-12-11 00:23:48 +0100
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intel_pstate: add kernel parameter to force loading
To force loading on Oracle Sun X86 servers, provide one kernel command line parameter intel_pstate = force For those who are aware of the risk of no power capping capabily working and try to get better performance with this driver. Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.zhao@oracle.com> Tested-by: Alexey Kodanev <alexey.kodanev@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@hp.com> Acked-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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disable
Do not enable intel_pstate as the default
scaling driver for the supported processors
+ force
+ Enable intel_pstate on systems that prohibit it by default
+ in favor of acpi-cpufreq. Forcing the intel_pstate driver
+ instead of acpi-cpufreq may disable platform features, such
+ as thermal controls and power capping, that rely on ACPI
+ P-States information being indicated to OSPM and therefore
+ should be used with caution. This option does not work with
+ processors that aren't supported by the intel_pstate driver
+ or on platforms that use pcc-cpufreq instead of acpi-cpufreq.
no_hwp
Do not enable hardware P state control (HWP)
if available.