Re: [PATCH] x86 intel power: Initialize MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS

From: Len Brown
Date: Wed Jul 13 2011 - 17:44:38 EST



> So how about informing users, how about making it non-silent? An informative
> printk that also mentions the power configuration tool, etc. This solves the
> concerns i mentioned.

Something like this?

rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS, epb);
if ((epb & 0xF) == 0) {
printk_once(KERN_WARN, "x86: updated energy_perf_bias"
" to 'normal' from 'performance'\n"
"You can view and update epb via utility,"
" such as x86_energy_perf_policy(8)\n");
epb = (epb & ~0xF) | ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_NORMAL;
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS, epb);
}

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