kernel missing on demand scaler although option set

[abduct]

I have been using laptop_mode_tools forever and with the recent kernel update, 6.3.1. to 6.5.3 laptop_mode has not been able to set the ondemand scaler.

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 rc-service laptop_mode reload
 * Reloading laptop_mode ...
Laptop mode
disabled, not active
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu10/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu11/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu12/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu13/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu14/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu15/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu2/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu3/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu4/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu5/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu6/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu7/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu8/cpufreq/scaling_governor
/usr/share/laptop-mode-tools/modules/cpufreq: line 11: echo: write error: Invalid argument
SETTING OF KERNEL PARAMETER FAILED: echo ondemand \> /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu9/cpufreq/scaling_governor

Looking inside the scaling_avaliable_governor I get

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cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu9/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors
performance powersave

Here is my kernel config options relating to this:

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cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep CPU_FREQ
CONFIG_ACPI_CPU_FREQ_PSS=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ATTR_SET=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=y
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE is not set
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE is not set
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE=y
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHEDUTIL is not set
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE is not set
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL=y

Where should I start looking in regards to figuring out why the new kernel wont allow me to set ondemand governors?

Thanks

edit::

It seems my cpu is governing properly as its cpu freq is scaling with workload. Perhaps laptop_mode isnt needed any longer? Or perhaps just its scaler setting options? I know it sets the scaler based on with the AC is attached or not etc.

[logrusx]

If it is intel-pstate it has an internal governor. You should run it in passive mode I think to make it respect a kernel governor.

I don't remember details which mode does what, look at the doc in Documentation/admin-guide/pm/

Best Regards,
Georgi