diff --git a/SOURCES/cpupower.config b/SOURCES/cpupower.config
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+++ b/SOURCES/cpupower.config
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+# See 'cpupower help' and cpupower(1) for more info
+CPUPOWER_START_OPTS="frequency-set -g performance"
+CPUPOWER_STOP_OPTS="frequency-set -g ondemand"
diff --git a/SOURCES/cpupower.service b/SOURCES/cpupower.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Configure CPU power related settings
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/cpupower
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpupower $CPUPOWER_START_OPTS
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/cpupower $CPUPOWER_STOP_OPTS
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target