Re: Different speed CPUs show up as same speed

On 11.06.02, 15:54:55, Brett Lymn wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 12:57:36AM -0400, John Klos wrote:
> > 
> > So the issue is a little bug - the code that reports the speed of the
> > second CPU does not actually report the speed of the second CPU. Anyone
> > feel like checking this out?
> > 
> 
> Wow - differing CPU clock speeds.  In most MP setups I know about that
> would result in a lock up at some point in the future.

I'm surprised this boots at all. I thought both CPUs at least had to
have exactly the same core. (identical "stepping".)

My impression was that the "symmetric" in _S_MP implied (among other
things), that all CPUs were equal.

Seems that some can be more equal than others.

> 
> -- 
> Brett Lymn
> 

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