[PATCH v3] powerpc: Show current speed in /proc/cpuinfo

Paul Mackerras paulus at samba.org
Fri May 4 14:00:36 EST 2007


Olof Johansson writes:

> On other architectures, the frequency in /proc/cpuinfo moves with cpufreq
> changes. It makes sense to do the same on powerpc to keep users from
> getting confused.

Well, it does on powermac already, because ppc_proc_freq gets
adjusted...  So at the very least, your patch description needs to be
changed.

Do you have a situation where the CPUs in a system can have different
clock frequencies?  If not, why not just set ppc_proc_freq when the
frequency changes?

Paul.



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