[Bug 261608] [NEW] AMD CPU Family 17 not recognized by cpufreq-detect.sh

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Binary package hint: powernowd

cpufreq-detect.sh fails to account for newer AMD cpus, specifically Phenom and Griffin processors. The module powernow-k8 in Intrepid's kernel supports these units, but the script only activates it when it encounters one specific family: 15.
Phenom is 16, Griffin is 17.

This bug is similar to, but not a duplicate of #226855, because
1) this bug includes AMDs new Turion processors, family 17, and
2) only Intrepid's powernow-k8 module is able to handle family 17 processors, this patch will not function on 8.04.

Included is a simple patch to enable frequency scaling on these new
processors.

This behaviour is observed on Intrepid alpha 4, Aug 26.
powernowd is version 1.00-1ubuntu1

Expected: CPU frequency should drop to 25% speed when idle or under minimal load.
Observed: CPU runs at 100% speed all the time.

** Affects: powernowd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: powernowd (Ubuntu Intrepid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: amd cpu frequency powernowd scaling
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AMD CPU Family 17 not recognized by cpufreq-detect.sh
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/261608
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