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From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
To: olof@lixom.net (Olof Johansson)
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] powerpc: Show current speed in /proc/cpuinfo
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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.