> > BTW TSC calibration in the setup code would allow showing MHz rating in
> > /proc/cpuinfo, so people would stop wondering why they get bogomips such
> > and such everytime a new x86 processor comes out.
>
> This would be interesting, but remember that CPU clock speed need not
> to be equal TSC frequency.
Yes, but for all the chips produced up to now it is equal, and for later
chips we may decide based on the chip revision / manufacturer and if needed
apply a TSC per sec / CPU clocks per sec ratio for the respective chip to
get the correct CPU frequency.
Vojtech
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