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Hi,
I corrected a small error and enhanced the govenor.txt file with the ondemand daemon because the kernel configs link to the documentation but ondemand wasn't documentated. Feel free to include the patch in the attachment... Regards Nico
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governors.txt renamed from usr/src/linux/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt +12 -2
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 
 		    Dominik Brodowski  <[email protected]>
+            some additions and corrections by Nico Golde <[email protected]>
 
 
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 2.1  Performance
 2.2  Powersave
 2.3  Userspace
+2.4  Ondemand
 
 3.   The Governor Interface in the CPUfreq Core
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@
 scaling_max_freq.
 
 
-2.1 Powersave
+2.2 Powersave
 -------------
 
 The CPUfreq governor "powersave" sets the CPU statically to the
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@
 scaling_max_freq.
 
 
-2.2 Userspace
+2.3 Userspace
 -------------
 
 The CPUfreq governor "userspace" allows the user, or any userspace
@@ -103,6 +105,14 @@
 directory.
 
 
+2.4 Ondemand
+------------
+
+The CPUfreq govenor "ondemand" sets the CPU depending on the
+current usage. To do this the CPU must have the capability to
+switch the frequency very fast.
+
+
 
 3. The Governor Interface in the CPUfreq Core
 =============================================