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Date:	Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:30:40 +0100
From:	"Jack Harvard" <jack.harvard@...glemail.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: How does Linux measure CPU frequency?

Hi,

I want to find out how Linux calibrates the frequency of CPUs, and
want to compare with the way how lmbench measures processor frequency.
I had a thorough google search of this topic but didn't get too much
useful results.

Thanks a lot,
Jack
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