# Set the _ondemand_ CPU governor to not rise the frequencies for niced loads

## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->

1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)

## TL;DR

```sh
sudo cpupower frequency-set --governor 'ondemand'
echo 1 | sudo tee '/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/ignore_nice_load'

# set this on boot
echo "w /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/ignore_nice_load - - - - 1" | sudo tee '/etc/tmpfiles.d/ondemand-ignore-nice.conf'
```

## Further readings

- [`cpupower`][cpupower]
- [Laptop overheating and battery duration reduction]

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[cpupower]: cpupower.md

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[laptop overheating and battery duration reduction]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/?title=BOINC#Laptop_overheating_and_battery_duration_reduction