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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/intel_dptf.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/intel_dptf.rst index c51ac793dc06..916bf0f36a03 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/intel_dptf.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/thermal/intel_dptf.rst @@ -409,3 +409,26 @@ based on the processor generation. Limit 1 from being exhausted. 4 – Unknown: Can't classify. + + On processors starting from Panther Lake additional hints are provided. + The hardware analyzes workload residencies over an extended period to + determine whether the workload classification tends toward idle/battery + life states or sustained/performance states. Based on this long-term + analysis, it classifies: + + Power Classification: If the workload exhibits more idle or battery life + residencies, it is classified as "power". + + Performance Classification: If the workload exhibits more sustained or + performance residencies, it is classified as "performance". + + This approach enables applications to ignore short-term workload + fluctuations and instead respond to longer-term power vs. performance + trends. + + Residency thresholds for this classification are CPU generation-specific. + Classification is reported via bit 4 of the workload_type_index: + + Bit 4 = 1: Power classification + + Bit 4 = 0: Performance classification |