linux-kernel - Re: Get the min and max frequency of a processor

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Date:	Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:52:46 -0300
From:	Marcos Souza <marcos.souza.org@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Marcos Souza <marcos.souza.org@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Get the min and max frequency of a processor

Hi Borislav,

2012/8/31 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 02:48:33PM -0300, Marcos Souza wrote:
>> Hi people,
>>
>> I'm changing an application to get the min and max frequency of a
>> processor. The device is using cpufreq, and it will show the user  the
>> min and max frequency that we can overclock.
>>
>> There is a way to get these values, instead of reading the /sys files,
>> or is this the solution?
>
> What's wrong with using:
>
> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu<N>/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies
>
> ?

Nothing is wrong with access /sys, but I thought there was another
way, like an API or something else.

I use your solution Borislav, thanks!

> --
> Regards/Gruss,
>     Boris.



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