Package: sysutils Version: 2.0.1 >From the description: bogomips will be just dropped, use "cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ^bogo" instead.
This is not equivalent to the userspace bogomips tool. The standalone bogomips program offered several differences from the kernel bogomips: - showed a number based on current processor settings -- this is useful to quickly gauge how much of a performance hit is incurred by changing processor speed, throttling, etc - showed a number which is affected by current running processes -- this can be useful to immediately gauge the effects of "nice" and similar methods, as well as killing off processes - does not show a static number as calculated at boot time -- /proc/cpuinfo does not update the bogomips field, as near as I can tell. It does update the cpu_mhz field, but this does not include the effect of processor throttling. (Some kernels /do/ update /proc/cpuinfo bogomips:, but they merely scale the originally calculated value by the current processor clock.) I suggest that a bogomips package be created, incorporating the standalone version of the bogomips utility. It may be desirable to enhance the utility; offering both versions of the current bogomips number, perhaps by command line switches. Realistically, there are several bogomips numbers that a user might be interested in: - the number originally calculated at boot time (likely with full processor speed and no throttling - "dmesg | grep Bogo") - the number currently employed by the kernel (scaled, according to current processor speed - "cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep ^bogo") - the number currently employed by the kernel (scaled according to processor speed and throttling) - the number currently available in userspace It may also be useful to disable processor speed changes during the calculation - running "nice" may be adequate for this, as several processor speed utilities do not turn up processor speed for the benefit of "nice" processes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
