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

[Randy Dunlap]

On 8/15/26 9:55 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki (Intel) wrote:
> 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.

Sure, no problem. Will send v2.

>>         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.

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~Randy