Re: [ACPI] X86_PM_TIMER: /proc/cpuinfo doesn't get updated

Dmitry Torokhov
2004-03-16T23:22:28Z

On Tuesday 16 March 2004 04:42 pm, Karol Kozimor wrote:
> Thus wrote Daniele Venzano:
> > > I have a notebook with an Athlon-M CPU. I tried linux 2.6.4 with
> > > CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y and I noticed that /proc/cpuinfo doesn't get
> > > updated when I switch frequency (via sysfs, using powernow-k7). The is
> > > issue seems cosmetic only, CPU frequency changes (watching
> > > temperature/battery life).
> > I can confirm, I'm seeing the same behavior. Please note that the
> > bogomips count gets updated, it's only the frequency that doesn't
> > change.
>
> Same here with a P4-M, follow-up to John and Dmitry.
> Best regards,
>

PM timer does not install CPUFREQ handler which would scale cpu_khz to
give proper display. I might cook up something later tonight.

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Dmitry