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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt index 3a07a87fef20..6aca64f289b6 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt @@ -242,6 +242,23 @@ nodes to be present and contain the properties described below. Definition: Specifies the syscon node controlling the cpu core power domains. + - dynamic-power-coefficient + Usage: optional + Value type: <prop-encoded-array> + Definition: A u32 value that represents the running time dynamic + power coefficient in units of mW/MHz/uVolt^2. The + coefficient can either be calculated from power + measurements or derived by analysis. + + The dynamic power consumption of the CPU is + proportional to the square of the Voltage (V) and + the clock frequency (f). The coefficient is used to + calculate the dynamic power as below - + + Pdyn = dynamic-power-coefficient * V^2 * f + + where voltage is in uV, frequency is in MHz. + Example 1 (dual-cluster big.LITTLE system 32-bit): cpus { |