linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18 regression: cpufreq broken since 2.6.18-rc1 on pentium4

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:22:47 +0200
From:	Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@....pl>
To:	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	bert hubert <bert.hubert@...herlabs.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.18 regression: cpufreq broken since 2.6.18-rc1 on pentium4

On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 07:04:07AM -0700, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Tomasz Torcz wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 10:45:13AM -0700, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> > 
> > > CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
> > 
> >   I had this one =y. After setting =n, cpufreq-nforce2 (=m) works again.
> > 
> > powernowd: PowerNow Daemon v0.96, (c) 2003-2005 John Clemens
> > powernowd: Found 1 cpu:  -- 1 thread (or core) per physical cpu
> > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies: No
> > such file or directory
> > powernowd:   cpu0: 1228Mhz - 1753Mhz (7 steps)
> 
> Hi Tomasz,
> 
> 	Could you also please test Bert's patch which propogates error 
> return values with your previous configuration?

  Bert's patch works. With CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y and
cpufre-nforce2=m I have working cpufreq (like in 2.6.17 and before).

-- 
Tomasz Torcz               "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station
zdzichu@....-nie.spam-.pl    wagon filled with backup tapes." -- Jim Gray


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