From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 18 14:48:21 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A704916A41F; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:48:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED26643D45; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:48:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9IEmGGR022364; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:48:16 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j9IEmFFQ002381; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:48:15 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j9IEmFIt002380; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:48:15 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:48:15 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "David O'Brien" Message-ID: <20051018144815.GA2345@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200510171200.49522.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20051017172828.GB97278@dragon.NUXI.org> <200510171417.38095.jkim@FreeBSD.org> <20051017183139.GA97488@dragon.NUXI.org> <1129576130.1152.30.camel@leguin> <20051017192018.GD97488@dragon.NUXI.org> <20051017213635.GC59364@cell.sick.ru> <20051018035902.GH53525@dragon.NUXI.org> <435473D3.8080209@freebsd.org> <20051018040808.GB23014@dragon.NUXI.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051018040808.GB23014@dragon.NUXI.org> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, Eric Anholt , cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, Gleb Smirnoff , Colin Percival , Jung-uk Kim Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/amd64/amd64 identcpu.c src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:48:21 -0000 On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 09:08:08PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote.. > On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 09:02:27PM -0700, Colin Percival wrote: > > David O'Brien wrote: > > > Why is this not clear? > > > > > > CPU: Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 280 (2392.92-MHz K8-class CPU) > > > > > > They are 200 series Opteron - you can have only 2 (or 1) in a system. > > > They are dual-core. > > > > This may be clear to *you*, but five years from now I'm sure that *I* won't > > be able to remember what the AMD Opteron 280 is. > > > > If in doubt, present the same information several times in different ways. > > Should I add code on Opteron sytems to print the number of DIMM's > attached to each CPU? Or the amount of memory on each CPU? Or maybe the For a NUMA machine, sure, the DIMM config could mean something ;) > Why is it we don't print out the cache configuration unless it is a > verbose boot? I would find that information quite useful also so I > wouldn't have to look up CPU model names, etc.. Interesting question.. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org