Re: [PATCH] docs: kernel-parameters: add CPU_FREQ, CPU_IDLE build options

[Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel)]

On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> CPU_FREQ and CPU_IDLE are used in descriptions of some kernel parameters
> so add their descriptions to the build options list.
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |    2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> --- linux-next-20260810.orig/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ linux-next-20260810/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
>         ARM64   ARM64 architecture is enabled.
>         CLK     Common clock infrastructure is enabled.
>         CMA     Contiguous Memory Area support is enabled.
> +       CPU_FREQ CPU_FREQ is enabled.
> +       CPU_IDLE CPU_IDLE PM is enabled.

What about

+       CPU_FREQ CPU frequency scaling is enabled.
+       CPU_IDLE CPU idle time management is enabled.

>         DRM     Direct Rendering Management support is enabled.
>         DYNAMIC_DEBUG Build in debug messages and enable them at runtime
>         EARLY   Parameter processed too early to be embedded in initrd.