RE: [2.5. PATCH] cpufreq: correct initialization on Intel Copperm

Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky (inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com)
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:42:51 -0800


> > Cannot you use ACPI to detect that? AFAIK, if the machine
> > supports it, it is doable.
>
> Most PIII Coppermine notebooks only have ACPI 1.x which does
> not include
> "Performance States" - an interface to Intel SpeedStep and
> other, similar
> technologies.

Bummer - that was something I did not know; thanks for your clarification -
this was the only sollution I found (without IP concerns) when I was
enquiring how to get the specifications to support performance states.

Thanks,

Inaky Perez-Gonzalez -- Not speaking for Intel - opinions are my own [or my
fault]
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