Feature Overview (mandatory - Complete while in New status)
Extend Power Monitoring (Kepler) to support ARM architecture machines utilizing the Hwmon (hardware monitoring) subsystem. Currently, Kepler relies solely on RAPL, which is not available on ARM platforms. ** This feature should enable process-level energy metrics for platforms supporting Hwmon similar to whats available for x86 environments today.
 
Goals (mandatory - Complete while in New status)
Implement Hwmon support as an alternative power meter source, enabling power monitoring on ARM platforms.
What is the difference between today’s current state and a world with this Feature? Current State: There is no support for ARM plattforms
Future State: Kepler can use data from ** Hwmon when RAPL is unavailable, providing power metrics on compatible ARM machines.
 
Requirements (mandatory - _Complete while in Refinement status):

 
Done - Acceptance Criteria (mandatory - Complete while in Refinement status): # Kepler successfully measures and attributes CPU power metrics (e.g., using zones like 'cpu power') on a verified ARM platform.

1. Metrics are exposed at the process level and visible via the OpenShift Observe Console.

 
Out of Scope (Initial completion while in Refinement status):_ * Resolving challenges related to *Heterogeneous Computing (machines with multiple core types) in terms of per-core power tracking.

• Guaranteeing support or metric existence across all ARM vendor machines (e.g., Qualcomm, Altra) due to the variance in power metric availability.
• Investigating further alternative power meters alongside RAPL and Hwmon.