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    cpufreq: intel_pstate: Do not use PID-based P-state selection · 9d0ef7af
    Rafael J. Wysocki authored
    All systems with a defined ACPI preferred profile that are not
    "servers" have been using the load-based P-state selection algorithm
    in intel_pstate since 4.12-rc1 (mobile systems and laptops have been
    using it since 4.10-rc1) and no problems with it have been reported
    to date.  In particular, no regressions with respect to the PID-based
    P-state selection have been reported.  Also testing indicates that
    the P-state selection algorithm based on CPU load is generally on par
    with the PID-based algorithm performance-wise, and for some workloads
    it turns out to be better than the other one, while being more
    straightforward and easier to understand at the same time.
    
    Moreover, the PID-based P-state selection algorithm in intel_pstate
    is known to be unstable in some situation and generally problematic,
    the issues with it are hard to address and it has become a
    significant maintenance burden.
    
    For these reasons, make intel_pstate use the "powersave" P-state
    selection algorithm based on CPU load in the active mode on all
    systems and drop the PID-based P-state selection code along with
    all things related to it from the driver.  Also update the
    documentation accordingly.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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