CPU Speed in HAL

[Danny Kukawka]

On Friday 25 November 2005 16:57, Timo Hoenig wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 15:03 +0000, Richard Hughes wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 15:15 +0100, Danny Kukawka wrote:
> > > On Friday 25 November 2005 12:10, Richard Hughes wrote:
> > > I don't think so, this are not only "less than a few hundred lines of
> > > code" if you want implement this correctly with a well working
> > > userspace on demand solution. Only some point to think about in this
> > > context:
> > > * multiprocessor machines
> > > * dual or maybe multicore CPUs where you can change frequency per core
> > > or not (depends on CPU model)
> > > * multiprocessor machines with dual or multicore ...
> >
> > Sure, but this could come in time. I'm guessing most people that change
> > the cpufrequency on a regular basis are sitting on a uniprocessor
> > laptop, rather than a 4-way dual-core server.
>
> Just a note: Intel Yonah.

Or AMD Toledo. And at least there are several laptop manufacturer which use 
desktop CPUs in their machines. Would you not support users with such 
machines?

Cheers,

Danny