linux-kernel - Re: DPTF_POWER and DPTF_PCH

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Message-ID: <20201015095851.GB11838@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:58:51 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Cc:     lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: DPTF_POWER and DPTF_PCH_FIVR

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 11:53:11AM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Dudes,
> 
> what are those new symbols in Kconfig and why do they wanna get enabled
> on my box when doing oldconfig? Depends on X86? Really, that widespread?
> 
> The help text doesn't say why do I need this...

And that thing in sysfs:

"/sys/bus/platform/drivers/DPTF Platform Power"

has spaces in the name. What's going on?!

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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