Re: [PATCH] CPU frequency display in /proc/cpuinfo

[Dave Jones]

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 10:59:00AM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
 > >I can't think of a single valid reason why a program would want
                                                 ^^^^^^^
 > >to know the MHz rating of a CPU.
 > 
 > Humans like to know what their machines are doing.

humans != programs

 > Simple as that:  it's for the end-users, and the place they look
 > for it is always /proc/cpuinfo (since that works on every platform
 > and on kernels prior to the 2.[56].* series.

Sure, 'cat' is the only reason its there at all.

 > Not useful as an accurate number for any programming algorithms,
 > but it is used to satisfy human curiosity.  A lot.

I think we're in agreement, aren't we? :)

		Dave
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