RE: powernow-k8 and non-standard multipliers

[Langsdorf, Mark]

> I've just upgraded to an X2 5000+ black edition. This model
> doesn't have a multiple lock and I tried bumping the multiplier
> up, which is perfectly stable, but which causes powernow-k8 to
> fail to load. I also tried with the updated patch you posted
> at the beginning of october (http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/9/224)
> which didn't make a difference.
> 
> Is it possible to make the driver work in this situation or does
> a non-standard multipler inherently mean that powernow stops
> working?

The standard PowerNow! driver, by design, will stop 
working in this situation.  I'm not going to support
a driver that allows non-standard multipliers because
it could cause a lot of hard to debug maintenance
issues.

-Mark Langsdorf
Operating System Research Center
AMD


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