Re: APM vs. kernel frequency scaling

2016-05-16 Thread David Coppa
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:21 PM, Robert Campbell wrote: > The release notes for 5.7 included under the assorted improvements this > line item: > > "Frequency scaling has been moved from apmd(8) to the kernel with an > improved algorithm." > > Does this mean my CPU's

Re: APM vs. kernel frequency scaling

2016-05-16 Thread Ted Unangst
Robert Campbell wrote: > The release notes for 5.7 included under the assorted improvements this > line item: > > "Frequency scaling has been moved from apmd(8) to the kernel with an > improved algorithm." > > Does this mean my CPU's frequency is being scaled automatically? Is there > any reason

APM vs. kernel frequency scaling

2016-05-16 Thread Robert Campbell
The release notes for 5.7 included under the assorted improvements this line item: "Frequency scaling has been moved from apmd(8) to the kernel with an improved algorithm." Does this mean my CPU's frequency is being scaled automatically? Is there any reason to run apud -A for example? I'm a