Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq

* 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq:
  [ACPI/CPUFREQ] Introduce bios_limit per cpu cpufreq sysfs interface
  [CPUFREQ] make internal cpufreq_add_dev_* static
  [CPUFREQ] use an enum for speedstep processor identification
  [CPUFREQ] Document units for transition latency
  [CPUFREQ] Use global sysfs cpufreq structure for conservative governor tunings
  [CPUFREQ] Documentation: ABI: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/cpufreq/
  [CPUFREQ] powernow-k6: set transition latency value so ondemand governor can be used
  [CPUFREQ] cpumask: don't put a cpumask on the stack in x86...cpufreq/powernow-k8.c

3 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
index a703b9e..974e29f 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu
@@ -136,6 +136,24 @@ Description:	Discover cpuidle policy and mechanism
 		See files in Documentation/cpuidle/ for more information.
 
 
+What:		/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu#/cpufreq/*
+Date:		pre-git history
+Contact:	cpufreq@vger.kernel.org
+Description:	Discover and change clock speed of CPUs
+
+		Clock scaling allows you to change the clock speed of the
+		CPUs on the fly. This is a nice method to save battery
+		power, because the lower the clock speed, the less power
+		the CPU consumes.
+
+		There are many knobs to tweak in this directory.
+
+		See files in Documentation/cpu-freq/ for more information.
+
+		In particular, read Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
+		to learn how to control the knobs.
+
+
 What:      /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cache/index*/cache_disable_X
 Date:      August 2008
 KernelVersion:	2.6.27
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
index 75a58d1..6c30e93 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ policy->cpuinfo.max_freq -	the minimum and maximum frequency
 				(in kHz) which is supported by 
 				this CPU
 policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency   the time it takes on this CPU to
-				switch between two frequencies (if
-				appropriate, else specify
-				CPUFREQ_ETERNAL)
+				switch between two frequencies in
+				nanoseconds (if appropriate, else
+				specify CPUFREQ_ETERNAL)
 
 policy->cur			The current operating frequency of
 				this CPU (if appropriate)
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
index 2a5b850..04f6b32 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ scaling_cur_freq :		Current frequency of the CPU as determined by
 				the frequency the kernel thinks the CPU runs
 				at.
 
+bios_limit :			If the BIOS tells the OS to limit a CPU to
+				lower frequencies, the user can read out the
+				maximum available frequency from this file.
+				This typically can happen through (often not
+				intended) BIOS settings, restrictions
+				triggered through a service processor or other
+				BIOS/HW based implementations.
+				This does not cover thermal ACPI limitations
+				which can be detected through the generic
+				thermal driver.
+
 If you have selected the "userspace" governor which allows you to
 set the CPU operating frequency to a specific value, you can read out
 the current frequency in