current-users: intel M and speedstep

Subject: intel M and speedstep
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 03/10/2006 20:52:45

If I believe sysctl, my laptop is much faster with NetBSD :-)

machdep.cpu_brand = Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.20GHz
machdep.est.frequency.target = 1600
machdep.est.frequency.current = 1600
machdep.est.frequency.available = 1200 1100 1000 900 800 600

So I'm now running at 1.6GHz? :-)

cpu0: Intel Pentium M (Dothan) (686-class), 1197.10 MHz, id 0x6d8
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep (908 mV) 1000 Mhz
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep frequencies available (MHz): 1200 1100 1000 900 800 600

Cheers,

Patrick