Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 16:34:02 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Kurt Olsen <kurto@bootp.sls.usu.edu> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CFD: "bogomips" CPU performance metric Message-ID: <61093.936315242@localhost> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Sep 1999 15:05:01 MDT." <199909022105.PAA43424@bootp.sls.usu.edu>
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> CPU: Pentium/P54C (132.73-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x52c Stepping=12 > Features=0x1bf<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8> > > Seems more precise and informative. For 386/486 based hardware > someone could adapt one of the numerous CPU speed detection routines > out there. Indeed. In fact, if someone is truly motivated to go and find something to do, rather than adding a BogoMIPS counter why not instead figure out some way to add CPU speed detection to SMP machines? As anyone with an SMP box knows, that speed information is disabled for various reasons. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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