CPU frequency keeps high despite CPU governor was set to powersave

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

After setting CPU governor to powersave, CPU frequency does not drop, even if the system is idle.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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