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cpufreq: update Documentation

PATCH New Dominik Brodowski 1 participant 1 message Nov 1, 2002 Documentation

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PATCH 1/1 cpufreq: update Documentation

Update/Add description of longhaul module parameters. (David Kimdon) Also update status of ARM drivers, and add cpufreq to the list in 00-INDEX.

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arch/i386/Kconfig +7 -0
diff -ruN linux-2545original/arch/i386/Kconfig linux/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -525,6 +525,13 @@
 	  VIA Cyrix Samuel/C3, VIA Cyrix Ezra and VIA Cyrix Ezra-T 
 	  processors.
 
+	  If you do not want to scale the Front Side Bus or voltage,
+	  pass the module parameter "dont_scale_fsb=1" or
+	  "dont_scale_voltage=1". Additionally, it is advised that
+	  you pass the current Front Side Bus speed (in MHz) to 
+	  this module as module parameter "current_fsb", e.g. 
+	  "current_fsb=133" for a Front Side Bus speed of 133 MHz.
+
 	  For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpufreq. 
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
Documentation/00-INDEX +2 -0
diff -ruN linux-2545original/Documentation/00-INDEX linux/Documentation/00-INDEX
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 	- info on Computone Intelliport II/Plus Multiport Serial Driver
 cpqarray.txt
 	- info on using Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers.
+cpufreq
+	- describes the CPU frequency and voltage scaling support 
 cris/
 	- directory with info about Linux on CRIS architecture.
 devices.txt
Documentation/cpufreq +6 -7
diff -ruN linux-2544original/Documentation/cpufreq linux/Documentation/cpufreq
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 ARM:
     ARM Integrator, SA 1100, SA1110
 --------------------------------
-    This driver will be ported to new CPUFreq core soon, so
-    far it will not work.
+    No known issues.    
 
 
 AMD Elan:
@@ -56,19 +55,19 @@
     VIA Cyrix Ezra, VIA Cyrix Ezra-T
 --------------------------------
     If you do not want to scale the Front Side Bus or voltage,
-    pass the module parameter "dont_scale_fsb 1" or
-    "dont_scale_voltage 1". Additionally, it is advised that
+    pass the module parameter "dont_scale_fsb=1" or
+    "dont_scale_voltage=1". Additionally, it is advised that
     you pass the current Front Side Bus speed (in MHz) to 
     this module as module parameter "current_fsb", e.g. 
-    "current_fsb 133" for a Front Side Bus speed of 133 MHz.
+    "current_fsb=133" for a Front Side Bus speed of 133 MHz.
 
 
 Intel SpeedStep:
     certain mobile Intel Pentium III (Coppermine), and all mobile
     Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin) and mobile Intel Pentium 4 P4-Ms.
 --------------------------------
-    Unfortunately only modern Intel ICH2-M and ICH3-M chipsets are 
-    supported.
+    Unfortunately, only modern Intel ICH2-M and ICH3-M chipsets are 
+    supported yet.
 
 
 P4 CPU Clock Modulation: