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SubjectRe: PATCH] ftrace: Add a C/P state tracer to help power optimization
> > the link between P states and frequency is... rather lose.
> > Especially with Turbo Mode it no longer is really relevant to list
> > frequencies.
>
> It would probably be less confusing for everyone if the higher level
> cpufreq layers reported the correct frequency for turbo mode too.
> I haven't checked how complicated this would be.

it's impossible until after the fact; you don't know which frequencies
you got until you check back later.


> Ok.
>
> That means that when a CPU is idle forever there won't be any output?

correct; it'll wait until it stops being idle before telling you how
long it was idle.

if it really bothers you we could do a dummy broadcast ipi on shutting
down the tracer.. in practice it's not a problem.
(we wake up all cpus all the time)



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