From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:22:43 +0000 Subject: Query about loops_per_jiffy In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20100119082243.GA23800@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 03:42:53PM +0800, ??? wrote: > Hi, oldhands:) > > I have a question about how loops_per_jiffy converted to BogoMips, > > loops_per_jiffy * HZ <----------- that's number of instructions CPU executes in a second > BogoMips <-------------------------- Millions of instructions CPU executes in a second No. The clue is in "Bogo" part of the name.