/proc/cpuinfo incomplete for AMD 386DX 40?

John O'Donnell
2002-06-27T10:06:41Z

Please CC my address as I do not belong to the list. TIA

I am just curious.

I have a file/web server that I updated with Slackware 8.1. It runs
virtual web hosts, DynDNS, PPPoE, NFS, NAT and some other minor services.
This is an AMD 386 40Mhz with a 387 co-processor add-on and 32MB RAM.

It is functioning fine but I was poking around /proc/cpuinfo and it
says:

root@juanisan:/proc# cat cpuinfo
processor
: 0
vendor_id
: unknown
cpu family : 3
model
: 0
model name : 386
stepping
: unknown
fdiv_bug
: no
hlt_bug
: no
f00f_bug
: no
coma_bug
: no
fpu
: yes
fpu_exception
: no
cpuid level : -1
wp
: no
flags
:
bogomips
: 5.17

Is there any harm in Linux not identifying stuff like the manufacturer.
I dont know if the i386 supports any extensions that would show up in
the flags field. Think the bogomips is right?!?

Hey it runs GREAT and I love this old box I bought piece by piece when
it was new :-) Like I said ... I was just curious.

I have not met a box Linux hasn't liked yet :-)
BTW it took half a day to compile 2.4.18 but It chugged away without a hitch!
Linux juanisan 2.4.18 #1 Wed Jun 12 19:29:12 EDT 2002 i386 unknown

TIA
Johnny O

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