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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c | 6 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig index 52c83987547..f138c6c389b 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig @@ -220,11 +220,14 @@ config X86_LONGHAUL If in doubt, say N. config X86_E_POWERSAVER - tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver" + tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver (DANGEROUS)" select CPU_FREQ_TABLE - depends on X86_32 + depends on X86_32 && EXPERIMENTAL help - This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors. + This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors. However, this driver + does not have any safeguards to prevent operating the CPU out of spec + and is thus considered dangerous. Please use the regular ACPI cpufreq + driver, enabled by CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ. If in doubt, say N. diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c index 752e8c6b2c7..ae9b503220c 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c @@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ static int check_est_cpu(unsigned int cpuid) { struct cpuinfo_x86 *cpu = &cpu_data(cpuid); - if (cpu->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL || - !cpu_has(cpu, X86_FEATURE_EST)) - return 0; - - return 1; + return cpu_has(cpu, X86_FEATURE_EST); } static unsigned extract_io(u32 value, struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data) |