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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> | 2006-10-03 16:35:11 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> | 2006-10-03 16:35:11 -0700 |
commit | 708e16892e1646594a29eaa7ac7b209b600b9fd2 (patch) | |
tree | fe7c31bc0edef84eb1075c7e195340047d6aaa17 /Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt | |
parent | f3c87a8999c28f2948ebd407574f7e9fb5c577b2 (diff) | |
parent | a847825970e741e20a09c659978baa34016b63bc (diff) | |
download | linux-708e16892e1646594a29eaa7ac7b209b600b9fd2.tar.gz |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bunk/trivial: (39 commits)
Add missing maintainer countries in CREDITS
Fix bytes <-> kilobytes typo in Kconfig for ramdisk
fix a typo in Documentation/pi-futex.txt
BUG_ON conversion for fs/xfs/
BUG_ON() conversion in fs/nfsd/
BUG_ON conversion for fs/reiserfs
BUG_ON cleanups in arch/i386
BUG_ON cleanup in drivers/net/tokenring/
BUG_ON cleanup for drivers/md/
kerneldoc-typo in led-class.c
debugfs: spelling fix
rcutorture: Fix incorrect description of default for nreaders parameter
parport: Remove space in function calls
Michal Wronski: update contact info
Spelling fix: "control" instead of "cotrol"
reboot parameter in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
Fix copy&waste bug in comment in scripts/kernel-doc
remove duplicate "until" from kernel/workqueue.c
ite_gpio fix tabbage
fix file specification in comments
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Fixed trivial path conflicts due to removed files:
arch/mips/dec/boot/decstation.c, drivers/char/ite_gpio.c
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt index f4b8dc4237e6..6a9c55bd556b 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ selected for each specific use. Basically, it's the following flow graph: -CPU can be set to switch independetly | CPU can only be set +CPU can be set to switch independently | CPU can only be set within specific "limits" | to specific frequencies "CPUfreq policy" @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ directory. 2.4 Ondemand ------------ -The CPUfreq govenor "ondemand" sets the CPU depending on the +The CPUfreq governor "ondemand" sets the CPU depending on the current usage. To do this the CPU must have the capability to switch the frequency very quickly. There are a number of sysfs file accessible parameters: @@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ have to be made in a row before the CPU frequency is actually lower. If set to '1' then the frequency decreases as quickly as it increases, if set to '2' it decreases at half the rate of the increase. -ignore_nice_load: this parameter takes a value of '0' or '1', when set -to '0' (its default) then all processes are counted towards towards the -'cpu utilisation' value. When set to '1' then processes that are +ignore_nice_load: this parameter takes a value of '0' or '1'. When +set to '0' (its default), all processes are counted towards the +'cpu utilisation' value. When set to '1', the processes that are run with a 'nice' value will not count (and thus be ignored) in the -overal usage calculation. This is useful if you are running a CPU +overall usage calculation. This is useful if you are running a CPU intensive calculation on your laptop that you do not care how long it takes to complete as you can 'nice' it and prevent it from taking part in the deciding process of whether to increase your CPU frequency. |