Not respecting settings in /etc/auto-cpufreq.conf

[Woodhousemelena]

Error output:

None from system log.
When set to governor powersave, CPU never goes beyond 1400 GHz. even when boost is enabled.
¨powersave¨ is the setting auto-cpufreq enforces when on battery

I created a config file. In the config file "/etc/auto-cpufreq.conf " I have set it to use ondemand when on battery. 
The daemon does not use/respect that setting however and will always set powersave mode. 
When on battery my laptop is limited to 1400 Ghz whatever I do. Even though boost is enabled 
it will not boost beyond that.

Also I notice the daemon does not use the lenovo specific settings It should activate 
battery saving mode when on battery.:

Current mode : 0x0
Key
0x0 = Intelligent Cooling
0x2 = Battery Saving
0x1 = Extreme Performance
Battery protection setting
Battery protection: DISABLED
Boost enabled? (0 i disabled)
0

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System information:

Linux distro: Manjaro Linux 21.1.6 Pahvo
Linux kernel: 5.14.10-1-MANJARO
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics
Cores: 8
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: acpi-cpufreq

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[tnfru]

Same for me, my settings don't get respected at all.

Running auto-cpufreq --stats even tells me my settings, but it enables turbo boost even when it is set to never and doesn't hold any limit on max cpu usage for powersave. Even after disabling tlp this still happens.

(This only happens if plugged in to power)

[AdnanHodzic]

Can both of you include @Woodhousemelena @tnfru output of auto-cpufreq --debug.

Even after disabling tlp this still happens.

Running tools similar to auto-cpufreq could potentially be a culprit for this problem.

[tamimmahmudkhan]

In my case I had set my governor to performance and turbo to always when in charger and powersave and never in battery but for some reason, even though stats reported performance the cpu was not boosting properly at all. I game in a vm and I noticed the game getting stuck along with audio. I also noticed general performance be sluggish. Turning the setting back to auto for charger fixed it.

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Linux distro: Arch Linux rolling n/a
Linux kernel: 5.14.16-arch1-1
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Cores: 12
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: intel_pstate

------------------------------ Current CPU stats ------------------------------

CPU max frequency: 2600 MHz
CPU min frequency: 800 MHz

Core    Usage   Temperature     Frequency
CPU0:     3.0%     57 °C     2600 MHz
CPU1:     3.9%     57 °C     2600 MHz
CPU2:     3.0%     56 °C      800 MHz
CPU3:     1.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU4:     7.9%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU5:     5.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU6:     2.0%     57 °C     2600 MHz
CPU7:     2.0%     57 °C     2600 MHz
CPU8:     3.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU9:     5.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU10:    1.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz
CPU11:    4.0%     56 °C     2600 MHz

auto-cpufreq version:
Version         : 1.6.9-1

Python: 3.9.7
psutil package: 5.8.0
platform package: 1.0.8
click package: 8.0.3
/bin/sh: line 1: pip3: command not found
distro package

Computer type: Notebook
Battery is: charging

auto-cpufreq system resource consumption:
cpu usage: 0.0 %
memory use: 0.1 %

Total CPU usage: 5.2 %
Total system load: 1.5
Average temp. of all cores: 56.333333333333336 °C 

Currently using: performance governor
Currently turbo boost is: off

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[AdnanHodzic]

In my case I had set my governor to performance and turbo to always when in charger and powersave and never in battery but for some reason, even though stats reported performance the cpu was not boosting properly at all. I game in a vm and I noticed the game getting stuck along with audio. I also noticed general performance be sluggish. Turning the setting back to auto for charger fixed it.

@tamimmahmudkhan in your case I would definitely let auto-cpufreq make the decisions.

When I first created this tool I had in mind for it to automatically make all the decisions. Along the way, there were some people who thought that they could make better/overrule decisions that were made by auto-cpufreq, as originally reported in #26

That's how auto-cpufreq config file came to be. Just because it's there, doesn't mean you have to use it, it's only there to potentially make your auto-cpufreq a better one.

[Woodhousemelena]

Output of debug:

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Linux distro: Manjaro Linux 21.1.6 Pahvo
Linux kernel: 5.14.10-1-MANJARO
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics
Cores: 8
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: acpi-cpufreq

------------------------------ Current CPU stats ------------------------------

CPU max frequency: 2000 MHz
CPU min frequency: 1400 MHz

Core Usage Temperature Frequency
CPU0: 17.7% 40 °C 1397 MHz
CPU1: 8.8% 40 °C 1400 MHz
CPU2: 5.1% 40 °C 1397 MHz
CPU3: 5.1% 40 °C 1400 MHz
CPU4: 7.9% 40 °C 1400 MHz
CPU5: 7.1% 40 °C 1400 MHz
CPU6: 10.0% 40 °C 1400 MHz
CPU7: 9.1% 40 °C 1400 MHz

auto-cpufreq version:
Version : 1.6.9.r0.gffc0bf0-1

Python: 3.9.7
psutil package: 5.8.0
platform package: 1.0.8
click package: 8.0.3
distro package 1.6.0

Computer type: Notebook
Battery is: discharging

auto-cpufreq system resource consumption:
cpu usage: 0.0 %
memory use: 0.12 %

Total CPU usage: 11.5 %
Total system load: 0.83
Average temp. of all cores: 39.875 °C

Currently using: powersave governor
Currently turbo boost is: off

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[Woodhousemelena]

An update to version 171 from 169 seems to have fixed this!
Any chance you might incorporate the lenovo powerprofiles?

[AdnanHodzic]

An update to version 171 from 169 seems to have fixed this!

Great to hear! In that case I'm closing this issue.

Any chance you might incorporate the lenovo powerprofiles?

Please submit a new issue as a "[request]" and I'll look into it when I get a chance.

[bigorbi]

An update to version 171 from 169 seems to have fixed this! Any chance you might incorporate the lenovo powerprofiles?

Hello,
I have Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 with same AMD processorr (4700U). Can you tell me how I can check if auto-cpufreq is using lenovo specific settings such as Intelligent Cooling - Battery Saving or Extreme Performance? Im using Zorin OS 16 which uses Ubuntu 22.4 if that makes any difference. Im not so experienced in Linux sorry for newbie question :)

[bigorbi]

This is my auto-cpufreq debug ;

seckinguvenc@SGYoga-Slim-7-14ARE05:~$ sudo auto-cpufreq --debug
[sudo] password for seckinguvenc:

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Linux distro: Zorin OS 16.2
Linux kernel: 5.15.0-60-generic
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics
Cores: 8
Architecture: x86_64
Driver: acpi-cpufreq

------------------------------ Current CPU stats ------------------------------

CPU max frequency: 2000 MHz
CPU min frequency: 1400 MHz

Core Usage Temperature Frequency
CPU0: 2.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU1: 2.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU2: 1.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU3: 1.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU4: 1.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU5: 0.0% 45 °C 1610 MHz
CPU6: 1.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz
CPU7: 3.0% 45 °C 2000 MHz

auto-cpufreq version: (Snap) 1.9.7

Python: 3.10.6
psutil package: 5.9.4
platform package: 1.0.8
click package: 8.1.3
distro package: 1.8.0

Computer type: Notebook
Battery is: charging

auto-cpufreq system resource consumption:
cpu usage: 0.0 %
memory use: 0.15 %

Total CPU usage: 0.3 %
Total system load: 0.48
Average temp. of all cores: 45.00 °C

Currently using: performance governor
Currently turbo boost is: off