Re: [PATCH] cpufreq-stats: document limitations on modern cpufreq drivers

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

On 5/10/26 7:33 AM, NicoErdmann wrote:
> Signed-off-by: NicoErdmann <nicobsc4@yahoo.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.rst | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.rst b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.rst
> index 9ad695b1c7db..e8a8b3a85ad8 100644
> --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpufreq-stats.rst
> @@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ Various statistics will form read_only files under this directory.
>  This driver is designed to be independent of any particular cpufreq_driver
>  that may be running on your CPU. So, it will work with any cpufreq_driver.
>  
> +.. note::
> +	
> +   On some modern systems, this interface may not be available or may not
> +   expose meaningful statistics depending on the active CPU frequency scaling driver.
> +
> +   In particular, drivers such as intel_pstate or amd_pstate may use alternative
> +   mechanisms for frequency scaling and accounting

Missing an ending period.

>  
>  2. Statistics Provided (with example)
>  =====================================

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~Randy