On Thursday 30 December 2010 02:56:05 Bill Longman wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:22 PM, Paul Hartman
> <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com<paul.hartman%2Bgentoo@gmail.com>

> > In my kernel config on my i7, in the cpufreq sections I have this:
> > 
> > #
> > # CPU Frequency scaling
> > #
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
> > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG is not set
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=y
> > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS is not set
> > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE is not set
> > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE is not set
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
> > # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE is not set
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=y
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
> > CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=y
> > 
> > #
> > # CPUFreq processor drivers
> > #
> > # CONFIG_X86_PCC_CPUFREQ is not set
> > CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y
> > # CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8 is not set
> > # CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO is not set
> > # CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD is not set
> > 
> > 
> > I can send you my entire .config if you want to compare.
> 
> Yes, mine is quite similar:
> 
> # CPU Frequency scaling
> #
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS=y
> CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
> # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE is not set
> # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND is not set

Did you try changing the default to CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND ?

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Regards,
Mick