What does the value tell you based on your current program? Part of the problem will be that the value will change depending upon what else might be running on the mainframe at the time the measurement that populates the value is run.
On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 04:42, Taraka Srinivas Kumar wrote: > Hi, > > >>Is there some reason what that number is important to you? I've > been doing > >>working with Linux/390 for 4 years now, and I've never much cared. > >>Depending on what processor type (G5, G6, z990, etc.), it is > somewhere in > >>the range of 200MHz to 700Mhz, if all you're interested in is clock > speed. > >>IBM publishes MSU ratings for their various processor types, if > you're > >>interested in that. > > In this case, i am having an application which takes CPU speed from > /proc/cpuinfo and displays it on the screen. This application has been > developed on Intel Linux where it is very easy to get the CPU speed in > MHz. Now, i am trying to port the same application to Linux on > zSeries. As you know, /proc/cpuinfo remains to be one of the major > porting issues for porting applications to Linux on mainframe (Since > the format has changed). > > I am trying to find out other ways of getting this particular MIPS > information with in Linux so that my application can access the same > and print it on the screen. > > Can further investigation into VMSTAT, TOP outputs help in getting the > CPU speed information ? > > All inputs and ideas are welcome. > > Regards, > Srinivas. > > > > "Post, Mark K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: Linux on 390 Port > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 08/23/04 11:26 PM > Please respond to > Linux on 390 Port > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc > > Subject > Re: Linux390 LPAR > - CPU info > > > > > Is there some reason what that number is important to you? I've been > doing > working with Linux/390 for 4 years now, and I've never much cared. > Depending on what processor type (G5, G6, z990, etc.), it is somewhere > in > the range of 200MHz to 700Mhz, if all you're interested in is clock > speed. > IBM publishes MSU ratings for their various processor types, if you're > interested in that. > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Taraka > Srinivas Kumar > Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Linux390 LPAR - CPU info > > > > Hello, > > We have SuSE 8.1 for zSeries 31 bit installed in an LPAR. Am trying to > get > the CPU speed information from Linux. > I have verified /proc/cpuinfo file to get the CPU speed. But the > format has > been changed for Linux on zSeries as compared to Linux on Intel. > Is there any way to get the CPU speed information on Linux for zSeries > ? > > > Regards, > Srinivas. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 > or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ForwardSourceID:NT0000C212 -- Rich Smrcina illustro Systems International, LLC --- See The Light--- Visit www.illustro.com to experience: z/Web-Host -- Easy Web-enabling for your Mainframe z/XML-Host -- Easy XML Enablement for your Mainframe Tel: +1.214.800.8900 Fax: +1.214.800.8989 Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2005 - Colorado Springs - May 20-24, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
