Re: AMD's PowerNow?
Derek Broughton <derek_broughton@hotmail.com> writes:
> As I understand it, speed-step is not supported because it's a typical
> kludge for Windows. Linux doesn't need it because it idles when not busy
> instead of using busy loops.
No, Speedstep is not supported because Intel won't release
documentation on it (specifically, how to know when it's turned on or
off so the kernel can adjust timing loops). It _does_ give a power
benefit when used on my machine.
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