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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 14:02:27 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 14:02:27 -0400 |
| commit | 6d8bdc65446a704d0750217efd05532fc641ea7d (patch) | |
| tree | 8ae6d698b3c9801750a8b117b3842fb369872a3a /static/openbsd/man4/man4.amd64/cpu.4 | |
| parent | 2f467bd7ff8f8db0dafa40426166491d7f57f368 (diff) | |
docs: OpenBSD Man Pages Added
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man4/man4.amd64/cpu.4 b/static/openbsd/man4/man4.amd64/cpu.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd480c13 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man4/man4.amd64/cpu.4 @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: cpu.4,v 1.10 2024/09/10 17:01:09 tb Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Ted Unangst +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: September 10 2024 $ +.Dt CPU 4 amd64 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm cpu +.Nd Central Processing Unit +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "cpu0 at mainbus?" +.Cd "cpu* at mainbus?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +Several processor models have additional features that extend their base +functionality, such as power and frequency control or thermal monitoring. +.Pp +The +.Xr sysctl 2 +.Va hw.cpuspeed +returns the current operating frequency of the processor, +though on some processors this value may be only an approximation. +If possible, speed may be adjusted by altering +.Va hw.setperf +from 0 to 100, +representing percentage of maximum speed. +.Pp +There are several possible implementations for speed adjustment, +all transparent to the user: +.Bl -tag -width tenletters +.It EST +Enhanced SpeedStep found on Intel and VIA processors, +offering frequency scaling with numerous positions. +.It PowerNow +Found on various AMD processors. +It currently only supports a limited set of models in the K8 families. +.El +.Pp +The presence of extended instruction sets can be determined by the sysctl +.Va machdep : +.Bl -tag -width "tenletters" +.It xcrypt +Supports the VIA AES encryption instruction set. +.El +.Pp +The sysctl +.Va hw.sensors +returns the current temperature reported by the processor. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr sysctl 8 +.Sh BUGS +Due to the way in which thermal information is reported on Intel processors, +the temperature may be off by exactly +/-15 degrees C. +.Pp +For multiprocessor kernels with more than one CPU sensor, +processors report identical temperatures +since the temperature is taken from the processor running the sensors update. |
