On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:01:25 +0100 Guillaume Chazarain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > the frequency of both cores is the maximum of what linux sets each > > core to; > > Do you mean that the cpufreq code can be confused about the actual > frequency of the cores? it means that cpufreq doesn't know the actual frequency (although bios sometimes tells us about the relationship, often the bios just lies through it's teeth); it only knows what it asks for, not what it gets. We know it'll get at least what it asks for, but it can get more than it asks for basically. >That sounds like a big problem. it'll get way worse going forward. (but even on todays systems, the tsc no longer represents frequency, but is some fixed clock totally unrelated to cpu frequency) -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use [EMAIL PROTECTED] For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
