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intel_pstate: Add num_pstates to sysfs

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Add a sysfs interface to display the total number of supported
pstates.  This value is independent of whether turbo has been
enabled or disabled.

Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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Kristen Carlson Accardi
2015-01-28 15:03:28 -08:00
committed by Rafael J. Wysocki
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commit 0522424ecb
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@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ controlling P state selection. These files have been added to
is supported by hardware that is in the turbo range. This number
is independent of whether turbo has been disabled or not.
num_pstates: displays the number of pstates that are supported
by hardware. This number is independent of whether turbo has
been disabled or not.
For contemporary Intel processors, the frequency is controlled by the
processor itself and the P-states exposed to software are related to
performance levels. The idea that frequency can be set to a single