Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] ARM: delay: print dummy values for bogomips

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Wed, 15 May 2013, Pavel Machek wrote:

> On Wed 2013-05-15 10:01:03, Will Deacon wrote:
> > My second (less stupid) version of the patch prints "not reported".

Even then, you should tell the truth and say "not available" or "not 
applicable".

> > I'd be happy to remove the line altogether if people get behind the 
> > decision though.

You certainly have my ACK.

> > In fact, I just tried it and at least my linaro filesystem seems happy
> > enough.
> 
> Would it be too much work to simply put the field back with the right
> value? We don't have to get it as precise as we used to, that should
> make slowdown minimum.

There is simply no right value.  And whenever there is a value, people 
read too much into it.


Nicolas
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