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authorSean Bruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2012-06-19 17:13:14 +0000
committerSean Bruno <sbruno@FreeBSD.org>2012-06-19 17:13:14 +0000
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Correct misunderstanding of hw.est.strict
Setting strict causes a validation of the requested value vs the value currently running after a frequency change is requested. Change applicability to be single core not i386. Thanks to mav@ for reviewing and commenting on my lack of understanding. MFC after: 2 weeks
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Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=237273
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@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ Attempt to infer information from direct probing of the msr.
Should only be used in diagnostic cases
.Pq default 0
.It hw.est.strict
-Do not allow different cpus to be set to different frequencies.
-It appears that this will only work on i386 systems
+Validate frequency requested is accepted by the cpu when set.
+It appears that this will only work on single core cpus.
.Pq default 0
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS