Proc/CpuInfo - Timebase

2010-01-29 Thread Ajay Jain
Hi, On a powerpc system running linux, when I see cat /proc/cpuinfo, I find the value of timebase. Can somebody suggest on what is that, and how is it used? Regards, Ajay. ___ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org

RE: Proc/CpuInfo - Timebase

2010-01-29 Thread Jenkins, Clive
On a powerpc system running linux, when I see cat /proc/cpuinfo, I find the value of timebase. Can somebody suggest on what is that, and how is it used? It is the frequency (in Hz) of the clock that increments the Time Base Register (TBR). After reading TBR (or calculating a difference