Re: powernowd only 2 modes?

[lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)]

On Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 07:26:18PM -0500, Mike wrote:
> I have an amd64 3000.  Does this only support 1Ghz or 1.8Ghz?  No Steps?
> If not how do you get it to use steps?
> 
> analyzing CPU 0:
>   driver: powernow-k8
>   CPUs which need to switch frequency at the same time: 0
>   hardware limits: 1000 MHz - 1.80 GHz
>   available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1000 MHz
>   available cpufreq governors: userspace, performance
>   current policy: frequency should be within 1000 MHz and 1.80 GHz.
>                   The governor "userspace" may decide which speed to use
>                   within this range.
>   current CPU frequency is 1000 MHz.

Well as far as I know an Athlon 64 Mobile 3200 only has 800, 1200 and
2000Mhz as far as I recall.  There really isn't a reason to have too
many levels since most of the time you are either doing lots of work or
being mostly idle.

Len Sorensen