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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel-speed-select.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel-speed-select.rst index b2ca601c21c6..a2bfb971654f 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel-speed-select.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel-speed-select.rst @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ To get help on a command, another level of help is provided. For example for the Summary of platform capability ------------------------------ -To check the current platform and driver capaibilities, execute:: +To check the current platform and driver capabilities, execute:: #intel-speed-select --info @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ base performance profile (which is performance level 0). Lock/Unlock status ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Even if there are multiple performance profiles, it is possible that that they +Even if there are multiple performance profiles, it is possible that they are locked. If they are locked, users cannot issue a command to change the performance state. It is possible that there is a BIOS setup to unlock or check with your system vendor. @@ -262,6 +262,28 @@ Which shows that the base frequency now increased from 2600 MHz at performance level 0 to 2800 MHz at performance level 4. As a result, any workload, which can use fewer CPUs, can see a boost of 200 MHz compared to performance level 0. +Changing performance level via BMC Interface +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It is possible to change SST-PP level using out of band (OOB) agent (Via some +remote management console, through BMC "Baseboard Management Controller" +interface). This mode is supported from the Sapphire Rapids processor +generation. The kernel and tool change to support this mode is added to Linux +kernel version 5.18. To enable this feature, kernel config +"CONFIG_INTEL_HFI_THERMAL" is required. The minimum version of the tool +is "v1.12" to support this feature, which is part of Linux kernel version 5.18. + +To support such configuration, this tool can be used as a daemon. Add +a command line option --oob:: + + # intel-speed-select --oob + Intel(R) Speed Select Technology + Executing on CPU model:143[0x8f] + OOB mode is enabled and will run as daemon + +In this mode the tool will online/offline CPUs based on the new performance +level. + Check presence of other Intel(R) SST features --------------------------------------------- @@ -658,7 +680,7 @@ If -a option is not used, then the following steps are required before enabling Intel(R) SST-BF: - Discover Intel(R) SST-BF and note low and high priority base frequency -- Note the high prioity CPU list +- Note the high priority CPU list - Enable CLOS using core-power feature set - Configure CLOS parameters. Use CLOS.min to set to minimum performance - Subscribe desired CPUs to CLOS groups @@ -883,7 +905,7 @@ To enable Intel(R) SST-TF, execute:: enable:success In this case, the option "-a" is optional. If set, it enables Intel(R) SST-TF -feature and also sets the CPUs to high and and low priority using Intel Speed +feature and also sets the CPUs to high and low priority using Intel Speed Select Technology Core Power (Intel(R) SST-CP) features. The CPU numbers passed with "-c" arguments are marked as high priority, including its siblings. |