Kconfig.x86 (8c88126bbbb1c1e6c499fb3c211dba93656f02b5) Kconfig.x86 (3bc28ab6da039f8020bbcea8e832b63a900bdb66)
1#
2# x86 CPU Frequency scaling drivers
3#
4
5config X86_INTEL_PSTATE
6 bool "Intel P state control"
7 depends on X86
8 help

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26
27 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
28 module will be called pcc-cpufreq.
29
30 If in doubt, say N.
31
32config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
33 tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
1#
2# x86 CPU Frequency scaling drivers
3#
4
5config X86_INTEL_PSTATE
6 bool "Intel P state control"
7 depends on X86
8 help

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26
27 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
28 module will be called pcc-cpufreq.
29
30 If in doubt, say N.
31
32config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
33 tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
34 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
35 depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
36 help
37 This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
38 Processor Performance States.
39 This driver also supports Intel Enhanced Speedstep and newer
40 AMD CPUs.
41
42 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the

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55 to disable the Core Performance Boosting feature of AMD CPUs. This
56 file has now been superseeded by the more generic "boost" entry.
57
58 By enabling this option the acpi_cpufreq driver provides the old
59 entry in addition to the new boost ones, for compatibility reasons.
60
61config ELAN_CPUFREQ
62 tristate "AMD Elan SC400 and SC410"
34 depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
35 help
36 This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
37 Processor Performance States.
38 This driver also supports Intel Enhanced Speedstep and newer
39 AMD CPUs.
40
41 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the

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54 to disable the Core Performance Boosting feature of AMD CPUs. This
55 file has now been superseeded by the more generic "boost" entry.
56
57 By enabling this option the acpi_cpufreq driver provides the old
58 entry in addition to the new boost ones, for compatibility reasons.
59
60config ELAN_CPUFREQ
61 tristate "AMD Elan SC400 and SC410"
63 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
64 depends on MELAN
65 ---help---
66 This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC400 and SC410
67 processors.
68
69 You need to specify the processor maximum speed as boot
70 parameter: elanfreq=maxspeed (in kHz) or as module
71 parameter "max_freq".
72
73 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
74
75 If in doubt, say N.
76
77config SC520_CPUFREQ
78 tristate "AMD Elan SC520"
62 depends on MELAN
63 ---help---
64 This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC400 and SC410
65 processors.
66
67 You need to specify the processor maximum speed as boot
68 parameter: elanfreq=maxspeed (in kHz) or as module
69 parameter "max_freq".
70
71 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
72
73 If in doubt, say N.
74
75config SC520_CPUFREQ
76 tristate "AMD Elan SC520"
79 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
80 depends on MELAN
81 ---help---
82 This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC520 processor.
83
84 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
85
86 If in doubt, say N.
87
88
89config X86_POWERNOW_K6
90 tristate "AMD Mobile K6-2/K6-3 PowerNow!"
77 depends on MELAN
78 ---help---
79 This adds the CPUFreq driver for AMD Elan SC520 processor.
80
81 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
82
83 If in doubt, say N.
84
85
86config X86_POWERNOW_K6
87 tristate "AMD Mobile K6-2/K6-3 PowerNow!"
91 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
92 depends on X86_32
93 help
94 This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K6-2+ and mobile
95 AMD K6-3+ processors.
96
97 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
98
99 If in doubt, say N.
100
101config X86_POWERNOW_K7
102 tristate "AMD Mobile Athlon/Duron PowerNow!"
88 depends on X86_32
89 help
90 This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K6-2+ and mobile
91 AMD K6-3+ processors.
92
93 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
94
95 If in doubt, say N.
96
97config X86_POWERNOW_K7
98 tristate "AMD Mobile Athlon/Duron PowerNow!"
103 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
104 depends on X86_32
105 help
106 This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K7 mobile processors.
107
108 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
109
110 If in doubt, say N.
111
112config X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
113 bool
114 depends on X86_POWERNOW_K7 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
115 depends on !(X86_POWERNOW_K7 = y && ACPI_PROCESSOR = m)
116 depends on X86_32
117 default y
118
119config X86_POWERNOW_K8
120 tristate "AMD Opteron/Athlon64 PowerNow!"
99 depends on X86_32
100 help
101 This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K7 mobile processors.
102
103 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
104
105 If in doubt, say N.
106
107config X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
108 bool
109 depends on X86_POWERNOW_K7 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
110 depends on !(X86_POWERNOW_K7 = y && ACPI_PROCESSOR = m)
111 depends on X86_32
112 default y
113
114config X86_POWERNOW_K8
115 tristate "AMD Opteron/Athlon64 PowerNow!"
121 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
122 depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
123 help
124 This adds the CPUFreq driver for K8/early Opteron/Athlon64 processors.
125 Support for K10 and newer processors is now in acpi-cpufreq.
126
127 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
128 module will be called powernow-k8.
129
130 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
131
132config X86_AMD_FREQ_SENSITIVITY
133 tristate "AMD frequency sensitivity feedback powersave bias"
134 depends on CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ && CPU_SUP_AMD
116 depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
117 help
118 This adds the CPUFreq driver for K8/early Opteron/Athlon64 processors.
119 Support for K10 and newer processors is now in acpi-cpufreq.
120
121 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
122 module will be called powernow-k8.
123
124 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
125
126config X86_AMD_FREQ_SENSITIVITY
127 tristate "AMD frequency sensitivity feedback powersave bias"
128 depends on CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND && X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ && CPU_SUP_AMD
135 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
136 help
137 This adds AMD-specific powersave bias function to the ondemand
138 governor, which allows it to make more power-conscious frequency
129 help
130 This adds AMD-specific powersave bias function to the ondemand
131 governor, which allows it to make more power-conscious frequency
139 change decisions based on feedback from hardware (available on AMD
132 change decisions based on feedback from hardware (availble on AMD
140 Family 16h and above).
141
142 Hardware feedback tells software how "sensitive" to frequency changes
143 the CPUs' workloads are. CPU-bound workloads will be more sensitive
144 -- they will perform better as frequency increases. Memory/IO-bound
145 workloads will be less sensitive -- they will not necessarily perform
146 better as frequency increases.
147

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155 support suspend modulation.
156
157 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
158
159 If in doubt, say N.
160
161config X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO
162 tristate "Intel Enhanced SpeedStep (deprecated)"
133 Family 16h and above).
134
135 Hardware feedback tells software how "sensitive" to frequency changes
136 the CPUs' workloads are. CPU-bound workloads will be more sensitive
137 -- they will perform better as frequency increases. Memory/IO-bound
138 workloads will be less sensitive -- they will not necessarily perform
139 better as frequency increases.
140

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148 support suspend modulation.
149
150 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
151
152 If in doubt, say N.
153
154config X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO
155 tristate "Intel Enhanced SpeedStep (deprecated)"
163 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
164 select X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE if X86_32
165 depends on X86_32 || (X86_64 && ACPI_PROCESSOR)
166 help
167 This is deprecated and this functionality is now merged into
168 acpi_cpufreq (X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ). Use that driver instead of
169 speedstep_centrino.
170 This adds the CPUFreq driver for Enhanced SpeedStep enabled
171 mobile CPUs. This means Intel Pentium M (Centrino) CPUs

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185 help
186 Use built-in tables for Banias CPUs if ACPI encoding
187 is not available.
188
189 If in doubt, say N.
190
191config X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH
192 tristate "Intel Speedstep on ICH-M chipsets (ioport interface)"
156 select X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE if X86_32
157 depends on X86_32 || (X86_64 && ACPI_PROCESSOR)
158 help
159 This is deprecated and this functionality is now merged into
160 acpi_cpufreq (X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ). Use that driver instead of
161 speedstep_centrino.
162 This adds the CPUFreq driver for Enhanced SpeedStep enabled
163 mobile CPUs. This means Intel Pentium M (Centrino) CPUs

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177 help
178 Use built-in tables for Banias CPUs if ACPI encoding
179 is not available.
180
181 If in doubt, say N.
182
183config X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH
184 tristate "Intel Speedstep on ICH-M chipsets (ioport interface)"
193 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
194 depends on X86_32
195 help
196 This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
197 (Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin) and all
198 mobile Intel Pentium 4 P4-M on systems which have an Intel ICH2,
199 ICH3 or ICH4 southbridge.
200
201 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
202
203 If in doubt, say N.
204
205config X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI
206 tristate "Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)"
185 depends on X86_32
186 help
187 This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
188 (Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin) and all
189 mobile Intel Pentium 4 P4-M on systems which have an Intel ICH2,
190 ICH3 or ICH4 southbridge.
191
192 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
193
194 If in doubt, say N.
195
196config X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI
197 tristate "Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)"
207 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
208 depends on X86_32
209 help
210 This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
211 (Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin)
212 on systems which have an Intel 440BX/ZX/MX southbridge.
213
214 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
215
216 If in doubt, say N.
217
218config X86_P4_CLOCKMOD
219 tristate "Intel Pentium 4 clock modulation"
198 depends on X86_32
199 help
200 This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
201 (Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin)
202 on systems which have an Intel 440BX/ZX/MX southbridge.
203
204 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
205
206 If in doubt, say N.
207
208config X86_P4_CLOCKMOD
209 tristate "Intel Pentium 4 clock modulation"
220 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
221 help
222 This adds the CPUFreq driver for Intel Pentium 4 / XEON
223 processors. When enabled it will lower CPU temperature by skipping
224 clocks.
225
226 This driver should be only used in exceptional
227 circumstances when very low power is needed because it causes severe
228 slowdowns and noticeable latencies. Normally Speedstep should be used

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254 which support LongRun.
255
256 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
257
258 If in doubt, say N.
259
260config X86_LONGHAUL
261 tristate "VIA Cyrix III Longhaul"
210 help
211 This adds the CPUFreq driver for Intel Pentium 4 / XEON
212 processors. When enabled it will lower CPU temperature by skipping
213 clocks.
214
215 This driver should be only used in exceptional
216 circumstances when very low power is needed because it causes severe
217 slowdowns and noticeable latencies. Normally Speedstep should be used

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243 which support LongRun.
244
245 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
246
247 If in doubt, say N.
248
249config X86_LONGHAUL
250 tristate "VIA Cyrix III Longhaul"
262 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
263 depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
264 help
265 This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA Samuel/CyrixIII,
266 VIA Cyrix Samuel/C3, VIA Cyrix Ezra and VIA Cyrix Ezra-T
267 processors.
268
269 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
270
271 If in doubt, say N.
272
273config X86_E_POWERSAVER
274 tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver (DANGEROUS)"
251 depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
252 help
253 This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA Samuel/CyrixIII,
254 VIA Cyrix Samuel/C3, VIA Cyrix Ezra and VIA Cyrix Ezra-T
255 processors.
256
257 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
258
259 If in doubt, say N.
260
261config X86_E_POWERSAVER
262 tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver (DANGEROUS)"
275 select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
276 depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
277 help
278 This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors. However, this driver
279 does not have any safeguards to prevent operating the CPU out of spec
280 and is thus considered dangerous. Please use the regular ACPI cpufreq
281 driver, enabled by CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ.
282
283 If in doubt, say N.

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263 depends on X86_32 && ACPI_PROCESSOR
264 help
265 This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors. However, this driver
266 does not have any safeguards to prevent operating the CPU out of spec
267 and is thus considered dangerous. Please use the regular ACPI cpufreq
268 driver, enabled by CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ.
269
270 If in doubt, say N.

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