[OT-ish] userspace cpu frequency [WAS]: Re: ANNOUNCE: xfce4-power-manager 1.0.11 released

[Lorenzo Sutton]

On 29/03/12 17:09, Guido Berhoerster wrote:
>  * Lorenzo Sutton <lorenzofsutton at gmail.com> [2012-03-29 12:04]:
> > On 28/03/12 20:09, Nick Schermer wrote:
> >
> > ...
> >> CPU frequency scaling)
> > Really? How?
>
>  The description is out of date, it doesn't do that any more.

Ok. good to know.

>  On
>  Linux frequency scaling is handled in-kernel so there is no need
>  for userspace governors.

Actually I think there still is, e.g. for enabling users to e.g. set a 
certain
governor, espectially on laptops.

Lorenzo.