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Date:      Sat, 5 Sep 1998 07:06:59 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
To:        mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith)
Cc:        phk@critter.freebsd.dk, caj@lfn.org, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bzero bandwidth computation
Message-ID:  <199809050706.AAA29436@usr08.primenet.com>
In-Reply-To: <199809040821.IAA03391@word.smith.net.au> from "Mike Smith" at Sep 4, 98 08:21:47 am

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> > >>From a boot -v on my Thinkpad 560E running -current
> > >(GenuineIntel 166MMX pentium):
> > >
> > >i586_bzero() bandwidth = 173130193 bytes/sec
> > >bzero() bandwidth = 688705234 bytes/sec    (!!!)
> > >
> > >Hrm, a bit fishy eh?
> > 
> > APM strikes again I bet...  Your CPU clock changed speed while it ran...
> 
> Sounds like our clock code is totally screwed then.  You have 12 
> days... 8)

Say, what is the effect of the hlt instruction in the idle loop
on the Pentium cycle counter?


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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