Re: cpufreq regression, unable to set lower frequency

From: Mattia Dongili
Date: Thu Aug 21 2008 - 19:38:59 EST


On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 07:51:41PM +0200, Martin Filip wrote:
> Hi LKML,
>
> I've upgraded my kernel few days earlier and suddenly my cpufreqd
> stopperd working. My configuration is this:
> AC adapter connected:
> set scaling_max_freq and scaling_min_freq to maximal available
> frequency
> AC adapter disconnected:
> set scaling_max_freq to maximal available, scaling_min_freq to minimal
> available.
>
> When I connect AC adapter, everything works fine but when I disconnect
> my adapter, everything remains on maximal frequency and in logs I can
> see:
>
> cpufreqd: cpufreqd_set_profile: Couldn't set profile "Powersave Low" set
> for cpu0
>
> After some tests I've traced problem to
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git;a=commitdiff;h=53391fa20cab6df6b476a5a0ad6be653c9de0c46

what version of cpufrequtils are running? This error should be fixed in
004 (or later) with this patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils.git;a=commit;h=b88f8975d27690e04e520b05a1ed66bf1e306ee6

thanks
--
mattia
:wq!

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