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cpufreq: Add the "cpufreq.off=1" cmdline option

Add the "cpufreq.off=1" cmdline option.

At boot-time, this allows a user to request CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=n
behavior from a kernel built with CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y.

This is analogous to the existing "cpuidle.off=1" option
and CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y

This capability is valuable when we need to debug end-user
issues in the BIOS or in Linux.  It is also convenient
for enabling comparisons, which may otherwise require a new kernel,
or help from BIOS SETUP, which may be buggy or unavailable.

Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Len Brown 8 years ago
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      Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
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      drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c

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Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt

@@ -662,6 +662,9 @@
 	cpuidle.off=1	[CPU_IDLE]
 			disable the cpuidle sub-system
 
+	cpufreq.off=1	[CPU_FREQ]
+			disable the cpufreq sub-system
+
 	cpu_init_udelay=N
 			[X86] Delay for N microsec between assert and de-assert
 			of APIC INIT to start processors.  This delay occurs

+ 1 - 0
drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c

@@ -2532,4 +2532,5 @@ static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+module_param(off, int, 0444);
 core_initcall(cpufreq_core_init);