Re: [PATCH] cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove obsolete amd_dynamic_epp documentation
From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 22:43:23 EST
On 9/4/26 6:07 PM, Karl Mehltretter wrote:
> The amd_dynamic_epp command-line parameter was removed. Dynamic EPP
> is now selected through the per-policy energy_performance_preference
> attribute, which is already documented.
>
> Fixes: 32692fcf61ed ("cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove "amd_dynamic_epp" cmdline and "dynamic_epp" sysfs")
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks.
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 7 -------
> Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst | 6 ------
> 2 files changed, 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 4a12805a50ba5..1fa37bce5bb3a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -499,13 +499,6 @@ Kernel parameters
> disable
> Disable amd-pstate preferred core.
>
> - amd_dynamic_epp=
> - [X86]
> - disable
> - Disable amd-pstate dynamic EPP.
> - enable
> - Enable amd-pstate dynamic EPP.
> -
> amijoy.map= [HW,JOY] Amiga joystick support
> Map of devices attached to JOY0DAT and JOY1DAT
> Format: <a>,<b>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> index 6fd72ba52df20..4c5d3d8acf645 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/amd-pstate.rst
> @@ -481,12 +481,6 @@ For systems that support ``amd-pstate`` preferred core, the core rankings will
> always be advertised by the platform. But OS can choose to ignore that via the
> kernel parameter ``amd_prefcore=disable``.
>
> -``amd_dynamic_epp``
> -
> -When AMD pstate is in auto mode, dynamic EPP will control whether the kernel
> -autonomously changes the EPP mode. The default is disabled. It can be enabled
> -with the kernel parameter ``amd_dynamic_epp=enable``.
> -
> User Space Interface in ``sysfs`` - General
> ===========================================
>
--
~Randy