Subject: Re: [2.2.12] /proc/cpuinfo wrong on Alpha UP
From: Rich Payne (rdp@talisman.alphalinux.org)
Date: Sun Aug 29 1999 - 05:06:39 PDT
FWIW, I've seen this on the DP264 machines also. However, if two CPUs are
really there then it does give different output, something about 2 CPUs
detected at xxxx...
--rdp
On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, B. James Phillippe wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> In 2.2.12, /proc/cpuinfo reports two processors detected on my
> single-processor AlphaStation 200 4/233:
>
> (bryan/bryan.1@neptune) ~ % cat /proc/cpuinfo
> 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 : 1
> cycle frequency [Hz] : 233100233
> timer frequency [Hz] : 1024.00
> page size [bytes] : 8192
> phys. address bits : 34
> max. addr. space # : 63
> BogoMIPS : 230.16
> kernel unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
> user unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
> platform string : AlphaStation 200 4/233
> cpus detected : 2
> (bryan/bryan.1@neptune) ~ %
>
> Otherwise, the information is correct. When I look at the code for
> printing this information (from the hwrpb struct), I see that it is not
> filled in or deduced by the kernel at all, and comes straight from the
> firmware. Does the value need to be adjusted prior to output, or does my
> firmware have multiple-processor disorder? The firmware is SRM version is
> 6.8.
>
> thanks,
> -bp
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