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List:       linux-smp
Subject:    Re: BogoMIPS Strange Behavior
From:       Scott Long <scott () swiftview ! com>
Date:       2000-07-10 15:41:34
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Mark Hahn wrote:

> > In an effort to further convince you that BogoMIPS is b*llsh*t and
> > should not be cared about, take my /proc/cpuinfo as a striking example:
> ..
> > cpu MHz               : 561.105
> ...
> > bogomips      : 1120.67
> 
> I can't imagine why the author things this is bullshit.  celerons are
> execute the BM loop very fast.  that's not to say that BM have any meaning
> across different models of CPU, cache, or BM code.  obviously.

I didn't mean it in the way you are taking it. I was merely making the
point that this number changes so often and with such magnitude that
trying to base any sort of performance estimate from it is bound to be
fruitless.

Scott
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