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Subject: Re: [OT] /proc/cpuinfo output from some arch
To: thunder@ngforever.de (Thunder from the hill)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 03:22:44 +0100 (BST)
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> Yes, asymmetric multiprocessing is a much more diffcult field, but 
> it's not currently an issue to us. (Well, we had this issue long ago, but 
> the SMP approach won, because even though it's uncool, it's still easier 
> to handle. Maybe AMP will return one day...)

Per CPU clock ratios are supported in several places. There is also a whole
research field into SMP power management that goes with it
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