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</code></pre></div></div><blockquote><p>NOTE: Consecutive runs of nfd-worker will update the labels on a given node. If features are not discovered on a consecutive run, the corresponding label will be removed. This includes any restrictions placed on the consecutive run, such as restricting discovered features with the <ahref="/node-feature-discovery/v0.13/reference/master-commandline-reference.html#-label-whitelist"><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">-label-whitelist</code></a> flag of nfd-master or <ahref="/node-feature-discovery/v0.13/reference/worker-configuration-reference.html#corelabelwhitelist"><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">core.labelWhiteList</code></a> option of nfd-worker.</p></blockquote><h3id="cpu">CPU</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Feature name</th><th>Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-cpuid.<cpuid-flag></code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>CPU capability is supported. <strong>NOTE:</strong> the capability might be supported but not enabled.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-hardware_multithreading</code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>Hardware multithreading, such as Intel HTT, enabled (number of logical CPUs is greater than physical CPUs)</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-coprocessor.nx_gzip</code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>Nest Accelerator for GZIP is supported(Power).</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-power.sst_bf.enabled</code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>Intel SST-BF (<ahref="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/speed-select-technology-article.html">Intel Speed Select Technology</a> - Base frequency) enabled</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-pstate.status</code></strong></td><td>string</td><td>The status of the <ahref="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cpu-freq/intel-pstate.txt">Intel pstate</a> driver when in use and enabled, either ‘active' or ‘passive'.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-pstate.turbo</code></strong></td><td>bool</td><td>Set to ‘true' if turbo frequencies are enabled in Intel pstate driver, set to ‘false' if they have been disabled.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-pstate.scaling_governor</code></strong></td><td>string</td><td>The value of the Intel pstate scaling_governor when in use, either ‘powersave' or ‘performance'.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-cstate.enabled</code></strong></td><td>bool</td><td>Set to ‘true' if cstates are set in the intel_idle driver, otherwise set to ‘false'. Unset if intel_idle cpuidle driver is not active.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-rdt.<rdt-flag></code></strong></td><td>true</td><td><strong>DEPRECATED</strong><ahref="http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/resource-director-technology.html">Intel RDT</a> capability is supported. See <ahref="/node-feature-discovery/v0.13/usage/customization-guide.html#intel-rdt-flags">RDT flags</a> for details.</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-security.sgx.enabled</code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>Set to ‘true' if Intel SGX is enabled in BIOS (based on a non-zero sum value of SGX EPC section sizes).</td></tr><tr><td><strong><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge notranslate">cpu-security.se.enabled</code></strong></td><td>true</td><td>Set to ‘true' if IBM Secure Execution for Linux (IBM Z & LinuxONE) is available and enabled (requires <codeclass="la
