ODCM(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual ODCM(4)

NAME

odcmOn-demand Clock Modulation

SYNOPSIS

odcm0 at cpu0

DESCRIPTION

The odcm driver provides support for changing the duty cycle of a CPU. This is sometimes known as “on-demand clock modulation” (ODCM). Refer to acpicpu(4) for additional details about ODCM.

The following sysctl(8) variables are available with odcm:

machdep.clockmod.target
The target duty cycle of all CPUs. The values range from 7 (100 %) to 0 (approximately 13 %).
machdep.clockmod.current
The current duty cycle of CPUs.
machdep.clockmod.available
A list of available duty cycles.

Note that some errata may limit the availability of some duty cycles.

SEE ALSO

acpicpu(4), est(4), powernow(4)

CAVEATS

ODCM is meant for short-term thermal management, not power management. There is usually no reason for a system administrator to change the values manually. Lowering the duty cycle may dramatically decrease performance and responsiveness of the system.
March 4, 2011 NetBSD 6.1