Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:27:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:27:41 -0400 Received: from neon-gw.transmeta.com ([209.10.217.66]:35089 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 00:27:35 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Discrepancies between /proc/cpuinfo and Dave J's x86info Date: 10 Jul 2001 21:27:33 -0700 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9igkjl$nk1$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <3B4BC5C0.BDDC12A6@home.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <3B4BC5C0.BDDC12A6@home.com> By author: Jordan In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > According to Dave J's utility the cpu's appear to be exactly the same > just as the Intel boxes said when I bought them. What might be causing > these values to be different. And if the BIOS is setting things up > incorrectly then why does Dave J's utility show the correct values? > Thanks for any help. > /proc/cpuinfo shows "cooked" values which may be modified by the kernel, depending on what it knows about CPU errata or kernel capabilities. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/