Note that he is talking about the APIC results vs. the other results.

> > calibrating APIC timer ... 
> > ..... CPU clock speed is 180.4136 MHz.
> > ..... host bus clock speed is 60.1374 MHz.

We'd really expect approx. 200MHz & 66MHz, so it's kinda odd.

On Sat, Dec 11, 1999 at 11:47:53AM -0600, Robert M. Hyatt wrote:
> count the digits. 2xxxxxxxx hertz is 200 megahertz...
> 
> 
> Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences
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> On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Jorge Nerin wrote:
> 
> > Kernel 2.3.31, two Pentiums 200mmx, but I noticed this:
> > 
> > /proc/cpuinfo
> > 
> > processor       : 0
> > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family      : 5
> > model           : 4
> > model name      : Pentium MMX
> > stepping        : 3
> > cpu MHz         : 200.456554
> > fdiv_bug        : no
> > hlt_bug         : no
> > sep_bug         : no
> > f00f_bug        : yes
> > coma_bug        : no
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 1
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic mmx
> > bogomips        : 399.77
> > 
> > processor       : 1
> > vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> > cpu family      : 5
> > model           : 4
> > model name      : Pentium MMX
> > stepping        : 3
> > cpu MHz         : 200.456554
> > fdiv_bug        : no
> > hlt_bug         : no
> > sep_bug         : no
> > f00f_bug        : yes
> > coma_bug        : no
> > fpu             : yes
> > fpu_exception   : yes
> > cpuid level     : 1
> > wp              : yes
> > flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 apic mmx
> > bogomips        : 400.59
> > 
> > Everything correct, but in dmesg I can see these:
> > ..
> > Detected 200456554 Hz processor.
> > ..
> > calibrating APIC timer ... 
> > ..... CPU clock speed is 180.4136 MHz.
> > ..... host bus clock speed is 60.1374 MHz.
> > cpu: 1, clocks: 601374, slice: 200458, nr: 2.
> > CPU1<C0:601360,C:200432,D:12,S:200458,C:601374>
> > cpu: 0, clocks: 601374, slice: 200458, nr: 1.
> > CPU0<C0:601344,C:400880,D:6,S:200458,C:601374>
> > checking TSC synchronization across CPUs: passed.
> > Setting commenced=1, go go go
> > 
> > 
> > But it was (2.3.22):
> > calibrating APIC timer ...
> > ..... CPU clock speed is 200.4525 MHz.
> > ..... host bus clock speed is 66.8169 MHz.
> > cpu: 1, clocks: 668169, slice: 222723, nr: 2.
> > CPU1<C0:668160,C:222704,D:10,S:222723,C:668169>
> > cpu: 0, clocks: 668169, slice: 222723, nr: 1.
> > CPU0<C0:668096,C:445360,D:13,S:222723,C:668169>
> > checking TSC synchronization across CPUs: passed.
> > Setting commenced=1, go go go
> > 
> > So... What has happened with my megahertzs?? Where are them?? Perhaps there is a
> > way to steal Mhzs in the new kernel code?? Linux power??
> > 
> > If someone will point me that I can have changed my setup, I can say that my
> > bios says 200mhz and /proc/cpuinfo also says 200mhz and I can't notice any
> > slowdown.
> > 
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