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.\" $OpenBSD: dfs.4,v 1.2 2011/05/25 18:13:54 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2011 Martin Pieuchot <mpi@openbsd.org>
.\"
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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 25 2011 $
.Dt DFS 4 macppc
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm dfs
.Nd Dynamic Frequency Switching
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "dfs* at macgpio?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for the Dynamic Frequency Switching
feature found on some PowerPC microprocessors.
.Pp
It conserves power by lowering the processor operating frequency.
Depending on the processor model, the processor-to-system bus ratio can
be divided by two or four.
.Sh HARDWARE
Processors supported by the
.Nm
driver are part of the PowerPC G4 family and are found on various iBook
and PowerBook machines:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
MPC7447A PowerPC 7447 "Apollo 7"
MPC7448 PowerPC 7448 "Apollo 8"
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr macgpio 4 ,
.Xr sysctl 8
.Rs
.%T MPC7450 RISC Microprocessor Family Reference Manual
.Re
.Sh HISTORY
Support for the
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Ox 5.0 .
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