From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jarod Wilson Subject: Re: cpufreq question Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:22:45 -0400 Message-ID: <200805141522.46055.jwilson@redhat.com> References: <200805141444.05019.jwilson@redhat.com> <6453C3CB8E2B3646B0D020C112613273093959@sausexmb4.amd.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <6453C3CB8E2B3646B0D020C112613273093959@sausexmb4.amd.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: cpufreq-bounces@lists.linux.org.uk Errors-To: cpufreq-bounces+glkc-cpufreq=m.gmane.org+glkc-cpufreq=m.gmane.org@lists.linux.org.uk To: "Langsdorf, Mark" Cc: cpufreq@lists.linux.org.uk, "Frazier, John" On Wednesday 14 May 2008 02:52:37 pm Langsdorf, Mark wrote: > > On Wednesday 14 May 2008 02:28:02 pm Frazier, John wrote: > > > I am new to Linux and I am having a little problem with my cpu power > > > saving. > > > > > > Kernel: 2.6.9-67.0.4.ELsmp > > > > > > I am using cpuspeed to control my cpus and I have just upgraded to a > > > newer version of it and it is looking for the file > > > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu%u/cpufreq/affected_cpus. > > > > > > This file does not exist on my system. What is the correct way to > > > resolve this issue? > > > > Probably best to file a bug at bugzilla.redhat.com for issues > > on a RHEL4 system -- wildly divergent from upstream by now. > > RHEL4 doesn't support > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu%u/cpufreq/affected_cpus and > cpuspeed 1.2.1 requires them. You need to revert to a > previous version of cpuspeed, such as the one that came > with your RHEL4 installation. Current versions of RHEL4 > support SMP/CMP cpufreq with their native tools. Erm, RHEL4 has been shipping cpuspeed 1.2.1 since mid 2005... From the kernel-utils changelog: * Mon Jun 20 2005 Dave Jones - Update cpuspeed to 1.2.1, featuring improved dual-core/SMP support. (#146179) -- Jarod Wilson jwilson@redhat.com