[PATCH v2] cpupower: Add support for setting EPP via systemd service

From: Jan Kiszka

Date: Sat Feb 21 2026 - 01:22:18 EST


From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Extend the systemd service so that it can be used for tuning the Energy
Performance Preference (EPP) as well. Available options can be read from
/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/energy_performance_available_preferences.
The desired one can then be set in cpupower-service.conf.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes in v2:
- improve commit message

tools/power/cpupower/cpupower-service.conf | 5 +++++
tools/power/cpupower/cpupower.sh | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower-service.conf b/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower-service.conf
index 02eabe8e3614..abbb46967565 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower-service.conf
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower-service.conf
@@ -30,3 +30,8 @@
# its policy for the relative importance of performance versus energy savings to
# the processor. See man CPUPOWER-SET(1) for additional details
#PERF_BIAS=
+
+# Set the Energy Performance Preference
+# Available options can be read from
+# /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/energy_performance_available_preferences
+#EPP=
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower.sh b/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower.sh
index a37dd4cfdb2b..6283e8bf275d 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower.sh
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ then
cpupower set -b "$PERF_BIAS" > /dev/null || ESTATUS=1
fi

+# apply Energy Performance Preference
+if test -n "$EPP"
+then
+ cpupower set -e "$EPP" > /dev/null || ESTATUS=1
+fi
+
exit $ESTATUS
--
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