Re: problems trying to use powerd with Xeon E5-2690 on HP ProLiant DL380p
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2023 23:52:59 UTC
On Aug 9, 2023, at 6:27 PM, void <void@f-m.fm> wrote: > > Hello stable@ > > I'm trying to run powerd (stable/13-n254781) but it fails to load, and this > appears in dmesg: > > interface hwpstate_intel.1 already present in the KLD 'kernel'! > linker_load_file: /boot/kernel/cpufreq.ko - unsupported file type > > and, earlier: > > est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> numa-domain 0 on cpu0 > est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized. > est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 233a00002100 > device_attach: est0 attach returned 6 > > the last 3 lines appearing for every core on this cpu > > Can powerd work with this chip? The kernel is GENERIC. > > TY > -- Hi void It will work , you will need to re-enable c-states and p-states etc in the bios . Dmesg is only showing the cpu has the options but the bios controls the ability to use it . Iirc hp has some opaque options to enable high performance mode in the bios . This usually kills most of the power management stuff . Google for low latency tunings for your model and chances are you will find a pdf with options for making the host eat more power and improve latency as well as options that save power at the expense of increasing latency. --- Mark Saad | nonesuch@longcount.org >