linux-kernel - Re: Slower CPU frequency reported by the kernel

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:03:31 +0100
From:	"Francis Moreau" <francis.moro@...il.com>
To:	"Paolo Ornati" <ornati@...twebnet.it>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Slower CPU frequency reported by the kernel

On 2/2/07, Paolo Ornati <ornati@...twebnet.it> wrote:
>
> You are using frequency scaling(*) and "/proc/cpuinfo" reflects the
> current speed.
>

ok, I didn't know about this.

>
> (*) =
> #
> # CPU Frequency scaling
> #
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=m
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS=y
> # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE is not set
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE=y

it's seems that the cpu freq scaling depends on a user space tool.
Could you tell me how I can find if there're such tools installed on
my computer ?

thanks
-- 
Francis
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/