Re: New MHz field in /proc/cpuinfo on ix86 platforms

Vladimir Dergachev (vladimid@red.seas.upenn.edu)
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 08:06:48 -0500 (EST)


On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Alex Buell wrote:

> When you have a chance to work with non-intel platforms on the
> /proc/cpuinfo stuff, try and add/modify the new cpu MHz field too.
>
> Right now, I have checked the sources and it seems only the Intel code
> does the MHz stuff :/ (Apart from m68k which has the 'Clocking' field, and
> PPC with 'clock')

I have 2.1.127 and AMD K6 - it gives the right rating for me (233 Mhz)

Vladimir Dergachev

>
> I've bugged people in the past about it, we really really really do need
> to standardise /proc/cpuinfo for all architectures. Right now it's a
> hotchpotch of different terms. What a mess.
>
> Maybe for 2.3.x we can put this right.
>
> Cheers,
> Alex
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