linux-kernel - Question regarding i5/i7 CPUs (1156)

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0910131953520.29143@p34.internal.lan>
Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:55:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Question regarding i5/i7 CPUs (1156) - Speed Bins

Hello,

In order to gain the acceleration e.g. 2.93GHz -> 3.6GHz for a single 
thread, does one need to use a cpu daemon?

e.g.,
powernowd - control cpu speed and voltage using 2.6 kernel interface

Or so?

Or does this happen at the BIOS level without the OS' intervention?

Justin.
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