1 menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
4 bool "CPU Frequency scaling"
7 CPU Frequency scaling allows you to change the clock speed of
8 CPUs on the fly. This is a nice method to save power, because
9 the lower the CPU clock speed, the less power the CPU consumes.
11 Note that this driver doesn't automatically change the CPU
12 clock speed, you need to either enable a dynamic cpufreq governor
13 (see below) after boot, or use a userspace tool.
15 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
21 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
24 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
25 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
29 config CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
34 tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
37 This driver exports CPU frequency statistics information through sysfs
40 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
41 module will be called cpufreq_stats.
45 config CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS
46 bool "CPU frequency translation statistics details"
47 depends on CPU_FREQ_STAT
49 This will show detail CPU frequency translation table in sysfs file
55 prompt "Default CPUFreq governor"
56 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE if ARM_SA1100_CPUFREQ || ARM_SA1110_CPUFREQ
57 default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
59 This option sets which CPUFreq governor shall be loaded at
60 startup. If in doubt, select 'performance'.
62 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
64 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
66 Use the CPUFreq governor 'performance' as default. This sets
67 the frequency statically to the highest frequency supported by
70 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE
72 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
74 Use the CPUFreq governor 'powersave' as default. This sets
75 the frequency statically to the lowest frequency supported by
78 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
80 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
82 Use the CPUFreq governor 'userspace' as default. This allows
83 you to set the CPU frequency manually or when a userspace
84 program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
85 to enable the userspace governor manually.
87 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
89 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
90 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
92 Use the CPUFreq governor 'ondemand' as default. This allows
93 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
94 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
95 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the ondemand
96 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
97 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
99 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
101 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
102 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
104 Use the CPUFreq governor 'conservative' as default. This allows
105 you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
106 loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
107 Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
108 governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
109 driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
111 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
113 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
114 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
116 Use the 'schedutil' CPUFreq governor by default. If unsure,
117 have a look at the help section of that governor. The fallback
118 governor will be 'performance'.
122 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
123 tristate "'performance' governor"
125 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
126 highest available CPU frequency.
128 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
129 module will be called cpufreq_performance.
133 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
134 tristate "'powersave' governor"
136 This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the
137 lowest available CPU frequency.
139 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
140 module will be called cpufreq_powersave.
144 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
145 tristate "'userspace' governor for userspace frequency scaling"
147 Enable this cpufreq governor when you either want to set the
148 CPU frequency manually or when a userspace program shall
149 be able to set the CPU dynamically, like on LART
150 <http://www.lartmaker.nl/>.
152 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
153 module will be called cpufreq_userspace.
155 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
159 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
160 tristate "'ondemand' cpufreq policy governor"
161 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
163 'ondemand' - This driver adds a dynamic cpufreq policy governor.
164 The governor does a periodic polling and
165 changes frequency based on the CPU utilization.
166 The support for this governor depends on CPU capability to
167 do fast frequency switching (i.e, very low latency frequency
170 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
171 module will be called cpufreq_ondemand.
173 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
177 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
178 tristate "'conservative' cpufreq governor"
180 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
182 'conservative' - this driver is rather similar to the 'ondemand'
183 governor both in its source code and its purpose, the difference is
184 its optimisation for better suitability in a battery powered
185 environment. The frequency is gracefully increased and decreased
186 rather than jumping to 100% when speed is required.
188 If you have a desktop machine then you should really be considering
189 the 'ondemand' governor instead, however if you are using a laptop,
190 PDA or even an AMD64 based computer (due to the unacceptable
191 step-by-step latency issues between the minimum and maximum frequency
192 transitions in the CPU) you will probably want to use this governor.
194 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
195 module will be called cpufreq_conservative.
197 For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
201 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL
202 tristate "'schedutil' cpufreq policy governor"
204 select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET
207 This governor makes decisions based on the utilization data provided
208 by the scheduler. It sets the CPU frequency to be proportional to
209 the utilization/capacity ratio coming from the scheduler. If the
210 utilization is frequency-invariant, the new frequency is also
211 proportional to the maximum available frequency. If that is not the
212 case, it is proportional to the current frequency of the CPU. The
213 frequency tipping point is at utilization/capacity equal to 80% in
216 To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
217 be called cpufreq_schedutil.
221 comment "CPU frequency scaling drivers"
224 tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq driver"
225 depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
226 # if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, CPUFREQ_DT cannot be =y:
227 depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
230 This adds a generic DT based cpufreq driver for frequency management.
231 It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
232 systems which share clock and voltage across all CPUs.
237 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86"
241 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm"
245 source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.powerpc"
249 config AVR32_AT32AP_CPUFREQ
250 bool "CPU frequency driver for AT32AP"
251 depends on PLATFORM_AT32AP
254 This enables the CPU frequency driver for AT32AP processors.
259 config IA64_ACPI_CPUFREQ
260 tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
261 depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
263 This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
264 Processor Performance States.
266 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
272 config LOONGSON2_CPUFREQ
273 tristate "Loongson2 CPUFreq Driver"
275 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson processors which
276 support software configurable cpu frequency.
278 Loongson2F and it's successors support this feature.
280 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
284 config LOONGSON1_CPUFREQ
285 tristate "Loongson1 CPUFreq Driver"
287 This option adds a CPUFreq driver for loongson1 processors which
288 support software configurable cpu frequency.
290 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq/>.
296 config SPARC_US3_CPUFREQ
297 tristate "UltraSPARC-III CPU Frequency driver"
299 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-III processors.
301 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
305 config SPARC_US2E_CPUFREQ
306 tristate "UltraSPARC-IIe CPU Frequency driver"
308 This adds the CPUFreq driver for UltraSPARC-IIe processors.
310 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
317 tristate "SuperH CPU Frequency driver"
319 This adds the cpufreq driver for SuperH. Any CPU that supports
320 clock rate rounding through the clock framework can use this
321 driver. While it will make the kernel slightly larger, this is
322 harmless for CPUs that don't support rate rounding. The driver
323 will also generate a notice in the boot log before disabling
324 itself if the CPU in question is not capable of rate rounding.
326 For details, take a look at <file:Documentation/cpu-freq>.
332 tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale QorIQ SoCs"
333 depends on OF && COMMON_CLK && (PPC_E500MC || ARM)
334 depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
337 This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale QorIQ SoCs
338 which are capable of changing the CPU's frequency dynamically.