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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst index df29b4f1f219..d5043cd8d2f5 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ General Information (``CPUFreq``). It is a scaling driver for the Sandy Bridge and later generations of Intel processors. Note, however, that some of those processors may not be supported. [To understand ``intel_pstate`` it is necessary to know -how ``CPUFreq`` works in general, so this is the time to read :doc:`cpufreq` if -you have not done that yet.] +how ``CPUFreq`` works in general, so this is the time to read +Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst if you have not done that yet.] For the processors supported by ``intel_pstate``, the P-state concept is broader than just an operating frequency or an operating performance point (see the @@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. inclusive) including both turbo and non-turbo P-states (see `Turbo P-states Support`_). + This attribute is present only if the value exposed by it is the same + for all of the CPUs in the system. + The value of this attribute is not affected by the ``no_turbo`` setting described `below <no_turbo_attr_>`_. @@ -374,6 +377,9 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. Ratio of the `turbo range <turbo_>`_ size to the size of the entire range of supported P-states, in percent. + This attribute is present only if the value exposed by it is the same + for all of the CPUs in the system. + This attribute is read-only. .. _no_turbo_attr: @@ -445,8 +451,9 @@ Interpretation of Policy Attributes ----------------------------------- The interpretation of some ``CPUFreq`` policy attributes described in -:doc:`cpufreq` is special with ``intel_pstate`` as the current scaling driver -and it generally depends on the driver's `operation mode <Operation Modes_>`_. +Documentation/admin-guide/pm/cpufreq.rst is special with ``intel_pstate`` +as the current scaling driver and it generally depends on the driver's +`operation mode <Operation Modes_>`_. First of all, the values of the ``cpuinfo_max_freq``, ``cpuinfo_min_freq`` and ``scaling_cur_freq`` attributes are produced by applying a processor-specific |