[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: add info on hyperthreading to power library

[David Hunt]

Signed-off-by: David Hunt <david.hunt at intel.com>
---
 doc/guides/prog_guide/power_man.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/power_man.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/power_man.rst
index c5d62a3..fdf8f5f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/power_man.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/power_man.rst
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ basis. This is achieved by enabling Turbo Boost Technology in the BIOS, then
 looping through the relevant cores and enabling/disabling Turbo Boost on each
 core.
 
+Use of Power Library in a Hyper-Threaded Environment
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+In the case where the power library is in use on a system with Hyper-Threading enabled,
+the frequency on the physical core is set to the highest frequency of the Hyper-Thread siblings.
+So even though an application may request a scale down, the core frequency will
+remain at the highest frequency until all Hyper-Threads on that core request a scale down.
+
 API Overview of the Power Library
 ---------------------------------
 
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2.7.4