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diff --git a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt b/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d1587f434e7b..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/cpuidle/sysfs.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ - - - Supporting multiple CPU idle levels in kernel - - cpuidle sysfs - -System global cpuidle related information and tunables are under -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuidle - -The current interfaces in this directory has self-explanatory names: -* current_driver -* current_governor_ro - -With cpuidle_sysfs_switch boot option (meant for developer testing) -following objects are visible instead. -* current_driver -* available_governors -* current_governor -In this case users can switch the governor at run time by writing -to current_governor. - - -Per logical CPU specific cpuidle information are under -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpuidle -for each online cpu X - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -# ls -lR /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/ -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/: -total 0 -drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 8 10:42 state0 -drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 8 10:42 state1 -drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 8 10:42 state2 -drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Feb 8 10:42 state3 - -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state0: -total 0 --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 desc --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 disable --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 latency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 name --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 power --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 residency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 time --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 usage - -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state1: -total 0 --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 desc --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 disable --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 latency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 name --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 power --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 residency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 time --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 usage - -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state2: -total 0 --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 desc --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 disable --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 latency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 name --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 power --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 residency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 time --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 usage - -/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpuidle/state3: -total 0 --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 desc --rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 disable --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 latency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 name --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 power --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 residency --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 time --r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Feb 8 10:42 usage --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - -* desc : Small description about the idle state (string) -* disable : Option to disable this idle state (bool) -> see note below -* latency : Latency to exit out of this idle state (in microseconds) -* residency : Time after which a state becomes more effecient than any - shallower state (in microseconds) -* name : Name of the idle state (string) -* power : Power consumed while in this idle state (in milliwatts) -* time : Total time spent in this idle state (in microseconds) -* usage : Number of times this state was entered (count) - -Note: -The behavior and the effect of the disable variable depends on the -implementation of a particular governor. In the ladder governor, for -example, it is not coherent, i.e. if one is disabling a light state, -then all deeper states are disabled as well, but the disable variable -does not reflect it. Likewise, if one enables a deep state but a lighter -state still is disabled, then this has no effect. |