+Thermal folks Hi Rajendra, On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 11:14:00AM +0530, Rajendra Nayak wrote: > Hi Rob, > > There has been some discussions on another thread [1] around the DPC (dynamic-power-coefficient) values > for CPU's being relative vs absolute (based on real power) and should they be used to derive 'real' power > at various OPPs in order to calculate things like 'sustainable-power' for thermal zones. > I believe relative values work perfectly fine for scheduling decisions, but with others using this for > calculating power values in mW, is there a need to document the property as something that *has* to be > based on real power measurements? Relative values may work for scheduling decisions, but not for thermal management with the power allocator, at least not when CPU cooling devices are combined with others that specify their power consumption in absolute values. Such a configuration should be supported IMO. Thanks Matthias
