On 29.06.2010 14:48, Antti J. Salminen wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: "Antti J. Salminen" <antti.salmi...@gmail.com> > > > * Package name : cpupowerd > Version : 0.2.1 > Upstream Author : Markus Strobl <markus.str...@gmx.at> > * URL : http://cpupowerd.sourceforge.net/ > * License : GPL-2 > Programming Lang: C > Description : daemon for frequency and voltage control of AMD K8 CPUs > with undervolting/overvolting capability > > cpupowerd can be used with AMD K8 processors to adjust the CPU frequency > and voltage dynamically. > It can be run as a daemon that dynamically adjusts the processor state > according to load. > . > It's capabilities include overvolting as well as undervolting. This means > you can use it to run your processor at a voltage lower than what it is > supposed to run at according to it's specifications and make it run cooler > and with lower power consumption. WARNING: Doing this could cause damage to > your hardware so only do it if you know what you're doing and are willing to > accept the risk. > . > Currently it supports only AMD K8 processors like Athlon, Athlon64 (X2), > Sempron, Opteron, Turion...
Do we really need yet another cpu frequency scaling daemon? What features does it have over existing packages? Looking at the upstream homepage, the last release is from 1,5 years ago, so the development looks pretty much stalled. Is this software actively maintained? Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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