linux-kernel - Re: Core i7 not scaling frequency down

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Message-Id: <200907042324.51551.elendil@planet.nl>
Date:	Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:24:50 +0200
From:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
To:	Felix von Leitner <felix-linuxkernel@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Core i7 not scaling frequency down

Felix von Leitner wrote:
> Any ideas what I could do now to get the CPU to slow down?

What cpu frequency governor are you using?

Take a look in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/. I'd suggest ensuring 
you're using the "ondemand" governor as a first step in managing CPU 
speed.

Cheers,
FJP
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