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+menu "Linux Kernel Tools"
+
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_TOOL_CPUPOWER
+ bool "cpupower"
+ depends on !BR2_bfin # pciutils
+ select BR2_PACKAGE_PCIUTILS
+ help
+ cpupower is a collection of tools to examine and tune power
+ saving related features of your processor.
+
+endmenu
--- /dev/null
+################################################################################
+#
+# cpupower
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LINUX_TOOLS += cpupower
+
+CPUPOWER_DEPENDENCIES = pciutils
+
+CPUPOWER_MAKE_OPTS = CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS) \
+ CPUFREQ_BENCH=false \
+ DEBUG=false
+
+define CPUPOWER_BUILD_CMDS
+ $(Q)if test ! -f $(@D)/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile ; then \
+ echo "Your kernel version is too old and does not have the cpupower tool." ; \
+ echo "At least kernel 3.4 must be used." ; \
+ exit 1 ; \
+ fi
+
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/tools \
+ $(CPUPOWER_MAKE_OPTS) \
+ cpupower
+endef
+
+define CPUPOWER_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/tools \
+ $(CPUPOWER_MAKE_OPTS) \
+ DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+ cpupower_install
+endef
+
+define CPUPOWER_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/tools \
+ $(CPUPOWER_MAKE_OPTS) \
+ DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
+ cpupower_install
+endef