C-states on Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor

Arjan van de Ven arjan at linux.intel.com
Fri May 18 06:45:48 PDT 2007


Michiel de Bruijne wrote:
> Does anyone know how many C-states an Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor should 
> have? 

Mine has 4

> I see only C0, C1 and C2. Are there any (kernel) options that have any 
> influence on how many C-states are available or is it only the BIOS/CPU?

it's mostly a bios thing. Some bioses hide c3/c4 when on AC power, and 
some bioses only show a C3 which is really a C4 underneath when on 
battery:(



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