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diff --git a/Documentation/power/powercap/powercap.rst b/Documentation/power/powercap/powercap.rst index 7ae3b44c7624..e75d12596dac 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/powercap/powercap.rst +++ b/Documentation/power/powercap/powercap.rst @@ -167,11 +167,13 @@ For example:: package-0 --------- -The Intel RAPL technology allows two constraints, short term and long term, -with two different time windows to be applied to each power zone. Thus for -each zone there are 2 attributes representing the constraint names, 2 power -limits and 2 attributes representing the sizes of the time windows. Such that, -constraint_j_* attributes correspond to the jth constraint (j = 0,1). +Depending on different power zones, the Intel RAPL technology allows +one or multiple constraints like short term, long term and peak power, +with different time windows to be applied to each power zone. +All the zones contain attributes representing the constraint names, +power limits and the sizes of the time windows. Note that time window +is not applicable to peak power. Here, constraint_j_* attributes +correspond to the jth constraint (j = 0,1,2). For example:: @@ -181,6 +183,9 @@ For example:: constraint_1_name constraint_1_power_limit_uw constraint_1_time_window_us + constraint_2_name + constraint_2_power_limit_uw + constraint_2_time_window_us Power Zone Attributes ===================== |