Information from www.clifton.nl visit there for more info:
`MIPS is short for Millions of Instructions Per Second. It is a measure for
the computation speed of a program. Like most such measures, it is more
often abused than used properly (it is very difficult to justly compare MIPS
for different kinds of computers).
BogoMips are Linus's invention. The kernel (or was it a device driver?)
needs a timing loop (the time is too short and/or needs to be too exact for
a non-busy-loop method of waiting), which must be calibrated to the
processor speed of the machine. Hence, the kernel measures at boot time how
fast a certain kind of busy loop runs on a computer. "Bogo" comes from
"bogus", i.e, something which is a fake. Hence, the BogoMips value gives
some indication of the processor speed, but it is way too unscientific to be
called anything but BogoMips.
The reasons (there are two) it is printed during boot-up is that a) it is
slightly useful for debugging and for checking that the computers caches and
turbo button work, and b) Linus loves to chuckle when he sees confused
people on the news.'
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Todd Lyons
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 2:23 PM
To: Derek Rayne; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Definition?
Derek Rayne wrote:
> When I start up Linux after shutting down, before it goes to the logon
> screen, it says my system has 266.24 Bobomips. What is a Bogomip?
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definitionsSearchResults?query=bogomips
I've found whatis.com (which redirects to whatis.techtarget.com) to be
an amazing collection of tech jargon that can answer many questions, or
at least provide a starting block for finding the answer.
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tlyons at mandrakesoft dot com
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