centos7限制cpu使用_CentOS7中CPU频率调整问题

cpufreq使用了新的intel_pstate驱动造成的困惑，详细解答在这里

Take a look at this discussion:

https://plus.google.com/117091380454742934025/posts/2vEekAsG2QT

1. intel_pstate can be disabled at boot-time with intel_pstate=disable or compile it out

2. the old problem with ondemand (and conservative) governors is and was, that they don't know the specific capabilities of the cpu

3. executing some tasks with highest-frequency possible is consuming less power, than taking more time with lower frequency e.g. arithmetic stuff

4. this is not true for all tasks e.g. loading something from main-memory

5. here comes intel_pstate: it knows how the specific cpu works and does it job better than a generic solution, also it seems to handle "boost" better

6. furthermore intel_pstate offers only two governors: powersave and performance

even "powersave" is faster than the generic acpi based approach with "performance" (maybe handles "boost" better)

also "performance" doesn't enforce the default frequency as "lower limit", like the old generic approch, but performance is anyway only ~ 1% faster

You can still select between these two governors with "cpupower frequency-set -g powersave/performance".

Run CPU with fixed frequency

Your good right. You paid for it! There are some good reasons for this:

Requirement of 100% reliable performance and answer-times

Bbenchmarking/Comparsion

Stress-Testing e.g. is CPU never throttled with your provided cooling solution

That is simple, set intel_pstate=disable at boot or remove it from your self compiled kernel. Now you can use the old generic acpi-based generic governors.

Or: Switch Powersave/Boost off in your BIOS/UEFI. This is what I do on desktops.

I will stay with intel_pstate and the default governor "powersave". It seems to do a good job at power-saving and my ThinkPad even runs faster smile

Maybe it would be less confusing if intel_pstate also overs a "fixed" governor which forces the default-frequencies. But this is merely "intel_pstate=disable".