[PATCH 3.14 41/66] intel_pstate: Update documentation of {max,min}_perf_pct sysfs files

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3.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>

commit 41629a8233470325bfbb60377f555f9e8acc879f upstream.

Update documentation to make the interpretation of the values clearer

Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64251
Signed-off-by: Dirk Brandewie <dirk.j.brandewie@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt |    7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ New sysfs files for controlling P state
 /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/
 
       max_perf_pct: limits the maximum P state that will be requested by
-      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance.
+      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance. The
+      available (P states) performance may be reduced by the no_turbo
+      setting described below.
 
       min_perf_pct: limits the minimum P state that will be  requested by
-      the driver stated as a percentage of the available performance.
+      the driver stated as a percentage of the max (non-turbo)
+      performance level.
 
       no_turbo: limits the driver to selecting P states below the turbo
       frequency range.


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