Re: CFD: "bogomips" CPU performance metric

[Chris Costello]

On Sun, Oct 10, 1999, Laurence Berland wrote:
> I like the idea as an optional LINT parameter that is NOT in the generic
> kernel.  Might make some linux people feel comfortable with the switch,
> or might prove useful under some odd circumstances, but I agree it'd be
> silly to include it by default (kindof on the level of a splash screen)

   I disagree.  BogoMIPS is a completely meaningless measurement
and does not belong in our source tree as it will only produce
repository bloat.

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|Chris Costello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
|A bug in the code is worth two in the documentation.
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