linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.15 46/84] intel_pstate: Update documentation of {max,min}_perf

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:17:43 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.15 46/84] intel_pstate: Update documentation of {max,min}_perf_pct sysfs files

3.15-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>

commit 41629a8233470325bfbb60377f555f9e8acc879f upstream.

Update documentation to make the interpretation of the values clearer

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64251
Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt |    7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ New sysfs files for controlling P state
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/
 
       max_perf_pct: limits the maximum P state that will be requested by
-      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance.
+      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance. The
+      available (P states) performance may be reduced by the no_turbo
+      setting described below.
 
       min_perf_pct: limits the minimum P state that will be  requested by
-      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance.
+      the driver stated as a percentage of the max (non-turbo)
+      performance level.
 
       no_turbo: limits the driver to selecting P states below the turbo
       frequency range.


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