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From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
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To: Jesper Juhl <juhl@eisenstein.dk>
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Subject: Re: Platform string wrong for AlphaServer 400 4/233
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Take it up with Compaq. The platform string value is that which is set in the
HWRPB constructed with SRM.


> 
> Hi,
> 
> This is a minor issue, but I thought I'd report it anyway.
> 
> When I do a 
> 
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> 
> on my AlphaServer 400 4/233 I get the following (IMHO wrong) output:
> 
> cpu                     : Alpha
> cpu model               : EV45
> cpu variation           : 7
> cpu revision            : 0
> cpu serial number       :
> system type             : Avanti
> system variation        : 0
> system revision         : 0
> system serial number    :
> cycle frequency [Hz]    : 233334892 est.
> timer frequency [Hz]    : 1024.00
> page size [bytes]       : 8192
> phys. address bits      : 34
> max. addr. space #      : 63
> BogoMIPS                : 229.11
> kernel unaligned acc    : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
> user unaligned acc      : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
> platform string         : AlphaStation 400 4/233
> cpus detected           : 1                                               
>                     
> 
> 
> The problem is that the 'Platform string' is set to 'AlphaStation 400 
> 4/233' when this machine is quite clearly (it's printed on it) a 
> 'AlphaServer 400 4/233' ( It is this machine: 
> http://www5.compaq.com/alphaserver/archive/400/alphaserver400.html ).
> 
> It's nothing important, and it runs Linux just fine. Just thought it 
> would be nice to see it fixed (if it is at all possible to tell the two 
> different systems apart from the kernels point of view).
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Jesper Juhl
> juhl@eisenstein.dk
> 
> 
> PS. Please CC all replies to me as I am not subscribed to the list.
> 
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