linux-kernel - Re: *powersave* governor shown despite disabled in configuration

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Message-ID: <20181211065152.t2anuhy6t4n2zjrd@isilmar-4.linta.de>
Date:   Tue, 11 Dec 2018 07:51:53 +0100
From:   Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
To:     Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>
Cc:     linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: *powersave* governor shown despite disabled in configuration

On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 04:30:05PM +0100, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Linux folks,
> 
> 
> With Linux 4.14.76, the scaling governor *powersave* is shown as
> being available despite being disabled in the configuration.

Which cpufreq driver do you use? Presumably intel_pstate? That driver
exposes internal policies / "governors" named "performance" and "powersave",
which are unrelated to CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE.

Thanks,
	Dominik