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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst index d74fb572f6cc..8f1d3de449b5 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.rst @@ -378,6 +378,17 @@ argument is passed to the kernel in the command line. but it affects the maximum possible value of per-policy P-state limits (see `Interpretation of Policy Attributes`_ below for details). +``hwp_dynamic_boost`` + This attribute is only present if ``intel_pstate`` works in the + `active mode with the HWP feature enabled <Active Mode With HWP_>`_ in + the processor. If set (equal to 1), it causes the minimum P-state limit + to be increased dynamically for a short time whenever a task previously + waiting on I/O is selected to run on a given logical CPU (the purpose + of this mechanism is to improve performance). + + This setting has no effect on logical CPUs whose minimum P-state limit + is directly set to the highest non-turbo P-state or above it. + .. _status_attr: ``status`` |