---
name: "intel_lpmd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "intel-lpmd"
version: "0.1.0-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/intel_lpmd"
---

# intel\_lpmd(8)

Intel Energy Optimizer (LPMD) Daemon

## NAME

intel\_lpmd - Intel Energy Optimizer (LPMD) Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**intel\_lpmd**  \[ *OPTIONS* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**intel\_lpmd** is a Linux daemon used for energy optimization on Intel hybrid systems. This daemon uses a configuration file "intel\_lpmd\_config.xml". Based on the configuration, it will choose right set of CPUs to enable. For example, this daemon can monitor system utilization and choose a set of low power CPUs to enable and disable the rest. This enable disable of CPUs are done using Linux cpuset feature of intel power clamp driver.

There is a control utility distributed along with this daemon. This control utility is called "intel\_lpmd\_control". This utility can be used to set different modes for this daemon. For example: intel\_lpmd\_control ON\
 	To turn on low power mode operation. intel\_lpmd\_control OFF\
 	To turn off low power mode operation. intel\_lpmd\_control AUTO\
 	To turn on low power mode operation in auto mode, which\
 	allows low power mode based on system utilization.

## OPTIONS

- **-h --help**

  Print the help message

- **--version**

  Print intel\_lpmd version and exit

- **--no-daemon**

  Don't run as a daemon: Default is daemon mode

- **--systemd**

  Assume daemon is started by systemd

- **--loglevel=**

  log severity: can be info or debug

- **--dbus-enable**

  Enable Dbus server to receive requests via Dbus

- **--ignore-platform-check**

  Ignore platform check

## EXAMPLES

- **intel\_lpmd --loglevel=info --no-daemon --dbus-enable**

  Run intel\_lpmd with log directed to stdout

- **intel\_lpmd --systemd --dbus-enable**

  Run intel\_lpmd as a service with logs directed to system journal

## SEE ALSO

[intel\_lpmd\_config.xml(5)](/intel_lpmd_config.xml/5.md)

## AUTHOR

Written by Zhang Rui \<rui.zhang@intel.com\>