Re: ML-37 clock speed

[Tom Mitchell]

On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 05:40:16PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:40:16 +0000
> From: Andy Green 
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases 
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> Subject: Re: ML-37 clock speed
> Reply-To: For users of Fedora Core releases
>
> Neal Becker wrote:
> > Is this set dynamically?
>
> Yep
>
> service cpuspeed stop
>
> To kill it permanently
>
> chkconfig cpuspeed off

Slightly better

chkconfig --level 123456 cpuspeed off

If you stop in level 1 for some reason cpuspeed
can clock down the CPU then 'telinit 5' and
you do not have cpuspeed to get you out of first gear.
(what is a Nash Rambler ---).

For most of us "chkconfig cpuspeed off" is just fine.
> Be aware you are eating battery doing so.  As soon as the processor is
> stressed, it will crank up the clock while cpuspeed is active.

Watch our for 'micro' benchmarks of any kind.
They often do not run long enough to be noticed by cpuspeed.