[Sheflug] Drawn out example of BogoMIPS.

[Barrie Bremner <nospam [at] ecosse.net>]

Ross wrote:

> i still don't know too much about this machine?
> my main machine states that the processor runs at 299.9 bogomips !
> this lap top shows 4.1 bogomips !
> does this equate to 4.1 MHz ? as my main machine is 300MHz!

Here's the BogoMIPS from my P75:

Sep 16 03:18:34 noodles kernel: Detected 75003 kHz processor. 
Sep 16 03:18:34 noodles kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 149.50
BogoMIPS 

 And from my SMP PII 400...

Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: Processors: 2 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: Initializing CPU#0 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: Detected 398944743 Hz processor. 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 796.26 BogoMIPS 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: CPU1: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping
02 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: CPU has booted. 
Sep 10 20:23:56 flux kernel: Total of 2 processors activated (1592.52
BogoMIPS). 


 If you want to know what the machine is, read the BIOS boot screen. It
usually gives the right info there.
 Ignore BogoMIPS - the name is based on Bogus...suggest anything?
 They are used purely for loop timing, IIRC.

 Read the BogoMIPS How-to for more info - there is a rough guide to
BogoMIPS to Mhz, but it depends on processor, model, weather, what you
had for breakfast etc :-)

 Baz.

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