Intel P-state driver -------------------- This driver implements a scaling driver with an internal governor for Intel Core processors. The driver follows the same model as the Transmeta scaling driver (longrun.c) and implements the setpolicy() instead of target(). Scaling drivers that implement setpolicy() are assumed to implement internal governors by the cpufreq core. All the logic for selecting the current P state is contained within the driver; no external governor is used by the cpufreq core. Intel SandyBridge+ processors are supported. New sysfs files for controlling P state selection have been added to /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/ max_perf_pct: limits the maximum P state that will be requested by the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance. min_perf_pct: limits the minimum P state that will be requested by the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance. no_turbo: limits the driver to selecting P states below the turbo frequency range. For contemporary Intel processors, the frequency is controlled by the processor itself and the P-states exposed to software are related to performance levels. The idea that frequency can be set to a single frequency is fiction for Intel Core processors. Even if the scaling driver selects a single P state the actual frequency the processor will run at is selected by the processor itself. New debugfs files have also been added to /sys/kernel/debug/pstate_snb/ deadband d_gain_pct i_gain_pct p_gain_pct sample_rate_ms setpoint