> Well, there is an mdb hack (enable cpudrv_direct_pm) > along with a couple > of ioctl(2) calls (PM_DIRECT_PM and > PM_SET_CURRENT_POWER) that could > give you direct control over the frequency. I'm not > convinced you really > want to go there though
I would like to 'go there'. I think it would be useful to fix the frequency at 1 GHz on my laptop, and not let it wander up to 2 GHz. I know Vista can limit the maximum CPU speed used, as I have run a very CPU intensive benchmark in one of the power saving positions and know it scores lower. Hence I assume the CPU speed was throttled back, and not allowed to increase even though the system was running the CPU flat out. If you can provide a way for the user to set the upper frequency, I personally think it would be useful. > as I think you are misreading > the messages from > dmesg. > > The messages you've listed are printed to the system > log whenever the > maximum power level changes ... I can't speak for the original poster, but I did not interpret them correctly. I can't critisise the words your driver uses, but if you can think of a way of rewording it, to make it clearer what the message exactly means, I guess it would be a good thing. Whilst the wording seems accurate, I think a lot of people will interpret it incorrectly. PS, I'm not sure why there are now two threads with this title going on - it is quite confusing. I notice that with some of the other threads too - they get split up. Dave This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
