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| author |   Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com> | 2015-08-04 12:17:53 -0700 |
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| committer | Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com> | 2015-08-04 15:44:42 -0700 |
| commit | 9ca8dbcc65cfc63d6f5ef3312a33184e1d726e00 (patch) | |
| tree | 1c9cafbcd35f783a87880a10f85d1a060db1a563 /kernel/Documentation/cpuidle/core.txt | |
| parent | 98260f3884f4a202f9ca5eabed40b1354c489b29 (diff) | |
Add the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as base
Import the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as OPNFV kvm base.
It's from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git linux-4.1.y-rt and
the base is:
commit 0917f823c59692d751951bf5ea699a2d1e2f26a2
Author: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Date: Sat Jul 25 12:13:34 2015 +0200
Prepare v4.1.3-rt3
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
We lose all the git history this way and it's not good. We
should apply another opnfv project repo in future.
Change-Id: I87543d81c9df70d99c5001fbdf646b202c19f423
Signed-off-by: Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/Documentation/cpuidle/core.txt')
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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/cpuidle/core.txt b/kernel/Documentation/cpuidle/core.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..63ecc5dc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/cpuidle/core.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + + Supporting multiple CPU idle levels in kernel + + cpuidle + +General Information: + +Various CPUs today support multiple idle levels that are differentiated +by varying exit latencies and power consumption during idle. +cpuidle is a generic in-kernel infrastructure that separates +idle policy (governor) from idle mechanism (driver) and provides a +standardized infrastructure to support independent development of +governors and drivers. + +cpuidle resides under drivers/cpuidle. + +Boot options: +"cpuidle_sysfs_switch" +enables current_governor interface in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuidle/, +which can be used to switch governors at run time. This boot option +is meant for developer testing only. In normal usage, kernel picks the +best governor based on governor ratings. +SEE ALSO: sysfs.txt in this directory. |