Re: [gentoo-user] Check CPU for throttling

[Helmut Jarausch]

On 05/10/2011 02:44:26 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 10 May 2011 08:27:42 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > On 05/10/2011 02:36:33 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > > On Sunday 08 May 2011 12:59:57 Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > > > On 05/08/2011 11:21:06 AM, Florian Philipp wrote:
> > > >
> > > > sys-process/atop shows current CPU freqency
> > > > I use it to check the effect of sys-power/powernowd
> > >
> > > why are you using powernowd?
> >
> > Why not? It's a daemon which reduces the CPU speed under certain
> > circumstances.
>
> just like the kernel. Only the kernel does it better.
>
> > This not only saves power but it reduce the noise produced by the
> fan.
>
> fanspeed - if you have a pwm fan.
>
> Seriously, powernowd is so not needed. Just built a kernel with
> ondemand cpu
> governor. You are done.

Hi,
I've just tried that, but it doesn't work (at least, as the output of 
atop is concerned)

dmesg shows
cpuidle: using governor ladder
cpuidle: using governor menu

Am I missing something?

Thanks for a hint,
Helmut.