ODCM(4)

ODCM(4) | Kernel Interfaces Manual | ODCM(4)

# NAME

odcm — On-demand Clock Modulation

# SYNOPSIS

odcm0 at cpu0

# DESCRIPTION

The odcm driver provides support for changing the duty cycle of a CPU. This is sometimes known as “on-demand clock modulation” (ODCM). Refer to acpicpu(4) for additional details about ODCM.

The following sysctl(8) variables are available with odcm:

machdep.clockmod.target
  The target duty cycle of all CPUs. The values range from 7 (100 %) to 0 (approximately 13 %).
machdep.clockmod.current
  The current duty cycle of CPUs.
machdep.clockmod.available
  A list of available duty cycles.

Note that some errata may limit the availability of some duty cycles.

# SEE ALSO

acpicpu(4), est(4), powernow(4)

# CAVEATS

ODCM is meant for short-term thermal management, not power management. There is usually no reason for a system administrator to change the values manually. Lowering the duty cycle may dramatically decrease performance and responsiveness of the system.

March 4, 2011 | NetBSD 5.99