[CentOS] Latest kernel fixes AMD cool 'n quiet

[Feizhou]

Morten Torstensen wrote:
> Feizhou wrote:
>> Ah, so that is why the bogomips score is so low on the AMD64 3000+ and 
>> why /proc/cpuinfo is reporting 1000Ghz. :D
> 
> 1THz computers... wow. Maybe some day :)

The excitement, it was the excitement! :D Sorry 1Ghz :P

> 
> The fixes for me (AMD64 3200+) came with the .42 kernel, now c'n'q works 
> great. /proc/cpuinfo shows current info, 1000MHz when idle, 2000MHz when 
> working. The grandparent poster had a X2 CPU, so there might have been 
> additional fixes or changes going into the 42.0.3 release.
> 

Yeah, I like the way it immediately throttles down once there is no cpu 
load. C'n'Q rocks.