Closing this as that's a kernel thing, and it was reverted anyway as pointed out.
** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1727158 Title: lscpu shows incorrect instantaneous CPU MHz value Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Ubuntu 17.10: lscpu has the following fields of interest to this report: Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz CPU MHz: 3499.996 CPU max MHz: 5900.0000 CPU min MHz: 1600.0000 The CPU MHz field is incorrect: At idle it never shows down-step, and at full load, it never shows the CPU's boost frequency (which should be up to about 4.6GHz on my system). This was working correctly under Ubuntu 17.04, showing the full range between 1600 and 4600. But with Ubuntu 17.10 it remains constantly at the CPU's design spec of 3499.996. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: util-linux 2.30.1-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Tue Oct 24 22:00:02 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-01 (53 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: util-linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (5 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1727158/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp