Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)

modulename: speedstep-smi.ko

configname: CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Power management and ACPI options
└─>CPU Frequency scaling
└─>Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)
In linux kernel since version 2.6.12  
This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
(Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin)
on systems which have an Intel 440BX/ZX/MX southbridge.

For details, take a look at Documentation/cpu-freq/.

If in doubt, say N.

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