Control: tags -1 + moreinfo Hi Miguel,
I have a question back on your request: On Mon, Jan 09, 2023 at 12:29:31PM -0600, Miguel Bernal Marin wrote: > Source: linux > Severity: wishlist > Tags: sid > X-Debbugs-Cc: miguel.bernal.ma...@linux.intel.com, > jair.de.jesus.gonzalez.plascen...@intel.com > > Dear Maintainer, > > Intel is planing to release the next-generation Xeon products [1] and some > of the features are not enabled on Debian. It would be useful to have this > feature in Bookworm. > > # Intel(R) Speed Select Technology > > CONFIG_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_INTERFACE=m > > The Intel(R) Speed Select Technology (Intel(R) SST) provides a powerful > new collection of features that give more granular control over CPU > performance. With Intel(R) SST, one server can be configured for power > and performance for a variety of diverse workload requirements. > > Refer to the links below for an overview of the technology: > > * > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/speed-select-technology-article.html > * > https://builders.intel.com/docs/networkbuilders/intel-speed-select-technology-base-frequency-enhancing-performance.pdf > > These capabilities are further enhanced in some of the newer generations > of server platforms where these features can be enumerated and controlled > dynamically without pre-configuring via BIOS setup options. This dynamic > configuration is done via mailbox commands to the hardware. One way to > enumerate and configure these features is by using the Intel Speed Select > utility. > > [1] > https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-technology-roadmaps-milestones.html As we do not build those intel-speed-select too, does it still make sense to enable it, are there other ways to control the features? Or does it only make sense if we would build intel-speed-select as well? Regards, Salvatore
