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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/power_allocator.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/power_allocator.rst index 67b6a3297238..aa5f66552d6f 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/power_allocator.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/power_allocator.rst @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ to the speed-grade of the silicon. `sustainable_power` is therefore simply an estimate, and may be tuned to affect the aggressiveness of the thermal ramp. For reference, the sustainable power of a 4" phone is typically 2000mW, while on a 10" tablet is around 4500mW (may vary -depending on screen size). +depending on screen size). It is possible to have the power value +expressed in an abstract scale. The sustained power should be aligned +to the scale used by the related cooling devices. If you are using device tree, do add it as a property of the thermal-zone. For example:: @@ -269,3 +271,11 @@ won't be very good. Note that this is not particular to this governor, step-wise will also misbehave if you call its throttle() faster than the normal thermal framework tick (due to interrupts for example) as it will overreact. + +Energy Model requirements +========================= + +Another important thing is the consistent scale of the power values +provided by the cooling devices. All of the cooling devices in a single +thermal zone should have power values reported either in milli-Watts +or scaled to the same 'abstract scale'. |