Power Profiles Daemon CPU Boost Sync

The systemd service, which automatically synchronizes CPU Turbo Boost settings with the active power profile set power-profiles-daemon.

This provides instant and energy-efficient switching between modes.

How it works

The script automatically detects the CPU architecture and uses the appropriate control file and logic.

CPU	Control File	Logic
AMD (cpufreq)	/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/boost	1 = Boost ON
Intel (intel_pstate)	/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo	0 = Turbo ON

Profile Logic

PPD Profile (powerprofilesctl)	Action	Effect
performance	Enable Boost/Turbo	Maximum CPU performance.
balanced or power-saver	Disable Boost/Turbo	Reduced heat and power consumption.

Requirements

• python
• python-gobject
• power-profiles-daemon

Installation

I. Arch Linux / AUR (Recommended)

Once packaged, users can install via an AUR helper (e.g., yay or paru).

1. Clone the PKGBUILD repository:

   git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/ppd-cpu-boost.git
   
   cd ppd-cpu-boost

2. Build and Install (using makepkg -si to clean up source files):

   makepkg -si

3. Activate a service in systemd

   sudo systemctl enable --now ppd-cpu-boost.service

II. Manual Installation

1. Use the provided install.sh script for manual setup. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/quinsaiz/ppd-cpu-boost.git
   
   cd ppd-cpu-boost

2. Install (requires root privileges):

   sudo ./install.sh

Uninstallation

Method	Command
Pacman	sudo pacman -R ppd-cpu-boost
Manual	sudo ./install.sh --uninstall or sudo ./install.sh -u

Usage and Diagnostics

Check Service Status:

systemctl status ppd-cpu-boost

View Logs (Real-time):

sudo journalctl -u ppd-cpu-boost -f

Verify the Effect (e.g., on AMD systems):

watch -n1 cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/boost