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diff --git a/static/netbsd/man4/man4.x86/est.4 b/static/netbsd/man4/man4.x86/est.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f3fe053 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/netbsd/man4/man4.x86/est.4 @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: est.4,v 1.7 2020/11/14 20:04:46 wiz Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2011 Jukka Ruohonen <jruohonen@iki.fi> +.\" 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. Neither the name of the author nor the names of any +.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived +.\" from this software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS +.\" ``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 FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS +.\" 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 September 7, 2020 +.Dt EST 4 x86 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm est +.Nd Enhanced SpeedStep +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "est0 at cpu0" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for Enhanced SpeedStep introduced in +Intel's first and second generation of Pentium M processors. +The following +.Xr sysctl 8 +variables are available with +.Nm : +.Bl -tag -width "machdep.cpu.frequency.available" -offset indent +.It Ic machdep.cpu.frequency.target +The target frequency of the +.Tn CPUs . +.It Ic machdep.cpu.frequency.current +The current frequency. +.It Ic machdep.cpu.frequency.available +The frequencies recognized by +.Nm . +.El +.Pp +Note, however, that these variables are +not guaranteed to exist in the future versions of +.Nx . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr acpicpu 4 , +.Xr x86/odcm 4 , +.Xr x86/powernow 4 +.Rs +.%A Intel Corporation +.%T Intel Pentium M Processor. +.%T Datasheet +.%D March, 2004 +.%U http://download.intel.com/support/processors/mobile/pm/sb/25261203.pdf +.Re +.Rs +.%A Intel Corporation +.%T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology for the Intel Pentium M Processor. +.%T White Paper +.%D March, 2004 +.%U http://download.intel.com/design/network/papers/30117401.pdf +.Re +.Sh CAVEATS +The +.Nm +driver is considered a legacy interface to be used only with old systems. +It is known to be problematic with new +.Tn CPUs . +Furthermore, in the unlikely case where both +.Nm +and +.Xr x86/ichlpcib 4 +or +.Xr piixpcib 4 +provide support for SpeedStep, +the PCI-based interfaces should not be accessed due possible race conditions. |
