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1What:		/sys/class/powercap/
2Date:		September 2013
3KernelVersion:	3.13
4Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
5Description:
6		The powercap/ class sub directory belongs to the power cap
7		subsystem. Refer to
8		Documentation/power/powercap/powercap.txt for details.
9
10What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>
11Date:		September 2013
12KernelVersion:	3.13
13Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
14Description:
15		A <control type> is a unique name under /sys/class/powercap.
16		Here <control type> determines how the power is going to be
17		controlled. A <control type> can contain multiple power zones.
18
19What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>/enabled
20Date:		September 2013
21KernelVersion:	3.13
22Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
23Description:
24		This allows to enable/disable power capping for a "control type".
25		This status affects every power zone using this "control_type.
26
27What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>/<power zone>
28Date:		September 2013
29KernelVersion:	3.13
30Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
31Description:
32		A power zone is a single or a collection of devices, which can
33		be independently monitored and controlled. A power zone sysfs
34		entry is qualified with the name of the <control type>.
35		E.g. intel-rapl:0:1:1.
36
37What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>/<power zone>/<child power zone>
38Date:		September 2013
39KernelVersion:	3.13
40Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
41Description:
42		Power zones may be organized in a hierarchy in which child
43		power zones provide monitoring and control for a subset of
44		devices under the parent. For example, if there is a parent
45		power zone for a whole CPU package, each CPU core in it can
46		be a child power zone.
47
48What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/name
49Date:		September 2013
50KernelVersion:	3.13
51Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
52Description:
53		Specifies the name of this power zone.
54
55What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/energy_uj
56Date:		September 2013
57KernelVersion:	3.13
58Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
59Description:
60		Current energy counter in micro-joules. Write "0" to reset.
61		If the counter can not be reset, then this attribute is
62		read-only.
63
64What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/max_energy_range_uj
65Date:		September 2013
66KernelVersion:	3.13
67Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
68Description:
69		Range of the above energy counter in micro-joules.
70
71
72What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/power_uw
73Date:		September 2013
74KernelVersion:	3.13
75Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
76Description:
77		Current power in micro-watts.
78
79What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/max_power_range_uw
80Date:		September 2013
81KernelVersion:	3.13
82Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
83Description:
84		Range of the above power value in micro-watts.
85
86What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/constraint_X_name
87Date:		September 2013
88KernelVersion:	3.13
89Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
90Description:
91		Each power zone can define one or more constraints. Each
92		constraint can have an optional name. Here "X" can have values
93		from 0 to max integer.
94
95What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/constraint_X_power_limit_uw
96Date:		September 2013
97KernelVersion:	3.13
98Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
99Description:
100		Power limit in micro-watts should be applicable for
101		the time window specified by "constraint_X_time_window_us".
102		Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
103
104What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/constraint_X_time_window_us
105Date:		September 2013
106KernelVersion:	3.13
107Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
108Description:
109		Time window in micro seconds. This is used along with
110		constraint_X_power_limit_uw to define a power constraint.
111		Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
112
113
114What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>/.../constraint_X_max_power_uw
115Date:		September 2013
116KernelVersion:	3.13
117Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
118Description:
119		Maximum allowed power in micro watts for this constraint.
120		Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
121
122What:		/sys/class/powercap/<control type>/.../constraint_X_min_power_uw
123Date:		September 2013
124KernelVersion:	3.13
125Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
126Description:
127		Minimum allowed power in micro watts for this constraint.
128		Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
129
130What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/constraint_X_max_time_window_us
131Date:		September 2013
132KernelVersion:	3.13
133Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
134Description:
135		Maximum allowed time window in micro seconds for this
136		constraint. Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
137
138What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/constraint_X_min_time_window_us
139Date:		September 2013
140KernelVersion:	3.13
141Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
142Description:
143		Minimum allowed time window in micro seconds for this
144		constraint. Here "X" can have values from 0 to max integer.
145
146What:		/sys/class/powercap/.../<power zone>/enabled
147Date:		September 2013
148KernelVersion:	3.13
149Contact:	linux-pm@vger.kernel.org
150Description
151		This allows to enable/disable power capping at power zone level.
152		This applies to current power zone and its children.
153