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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] /proc/cpuinfo output from some arch
Date: 6 Jul 2002 15:16:07 -0700
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Followup to:  <20020706221205.A5242@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
By author:    Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:46:47PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > Processor	: Intel StrongARM-110 rev 4 (v4l)
> 
> Note that this could also be something like:
> 
> Processor	: ARM/VLSI Arm1020id(wb)BRR rev 1 (v4)
> 
> or:
> 
> Processor	: ARM ARM926EJ-Sid(wb)RR rev 2 (v5)
> 
> It might change further if the manufacturer decides to have a space
> in their name.  Basically, /proc/cpuinfo was never meant to be passed
> by programs, and its not something I'd like to support with the current
> format.
>  

/proc/cpuinfo was *definitely* meant to be parsed by programs.
Unfortunately, lots of architectures seems to have completely missed
that fact.

	-hpa
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