bogomips ???

Kanoj Sarcar (kernel@vdr.qc.ca)
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:21:46 -0400 (EDT)


Hello everyone,

I have a simple question. What the h... is a bogomips ? I think it
has to do with the time a cpu takes to do a certain number of software
loops. Is that it ? If so, how is the number measured ?

Papi

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