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authorRobby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org>2014-03-28 20:37:47 -0500
committerErik Hanson <erik@slackbuilds.org>2014-04-12 13:59:47 -0500
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The Linux Thermal Daemon program from 01.org
-Thermald deals with thermal issues for intel processor families codenamed
-intel sandy-bridge and above.
-Its is a Linux daemon used to prevent the overheating of systems.
-This daemon monitors temperature and applies compensation using available
-cooling methods.
+Thermald deals with thermal issues for intel processor families
+codenamed intel sandy-bridge and above. It is a Linux daemon
+used to prevent the overheating of systems. This daemon monitors
+temperature and applies compensation using available cooling methods.
-Prerequisites:
+Prerequisites: intel p-state driver and kernel 3.10+
-Uses intel p-state driver and works with kernels 3.10 and above.
-
-Prefers kernel with
+Prefers kernel with:
Intel RAPL power capping driver : Available from Linux kernel 3.13.rc1
Intel P State driver (Available in Linux kernel stable release)
Intel Power clamp driver (Available in Linux kernel stable release)
@@ -18,6 +15,4 @@ Prefers kernel with
CONFIG_X86_MSR, so that x86 MSR can be read/write from user space
to control RAPL if no RAPL powecap class driver is not present.
- Default
If none of the above is available uses cpufreq to control P states.
-