On Thu, Dec 16, 1999 at 10:59:18AM +1300, Tim Nicholas wrote: > > Alberto Maurizi wrote: > > > Is this normal? I mean, that so low bogomips value. > > > > > model name : Pentium 60/66 > > > cpu MHz : 59.999660 > > > bogomips : 23.91 > > > > I've got an Intel P133. Approximating pro rata using your data > > gives 23.91 / 60 * 133 = 53. Actual reported value is 53.25 > > > > So I'd say it looks exactly right. > > So mine doesn't make much sence then does it??? > > this is my /proc/cpuinfo > > > vendor_id : AuthenticAMD > model name : AMD-K5(tm) Processor > cpu MHz : 100.230957 > bogomips : 199.88
It makes perfect sense, for an AMD-K5. Bogomips are as their name implies, bogus. Bogomips only make sense with respect to one particular CPU family. There is a bogomips explanation somewhere out there, in a FAQ somewhere else, too, no doubt. -- William Burrow -- New Brunswick, Canada How the Internet explodes myths... - the GOOD TIMES email virus hoax, brought to life courtesy Microsoft - MAKE MONEY FAST brought to reality on Wall Street by dot-coms and Linux