linux-kernel - Re: v4.8-rc1: thinkpad x60: running at low frequency even during kernel build

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Message-ID: <20161104093105.GE3414@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Fri, 4 Nov 2016 15:01:05 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        rui.zhang@...el.com, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: v4.8-rc1: thinkpad x60: running at low frequency even during
 kernel build

On 04-11-16, 10:26, Pavel Machek wrote:
> How would I know if it is thermal capping? There's nothing in dmesg.

I am not sure what code is responsible for doing that in case of x86, maybe
Rafael and Rui can explain it that better.

But surely it involves userspace in this case as scaling_max_freq is getting
changed.

-- 
viresh