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Message-id: <alpine.LFD.2.03.1305150830540.31158@syhkavp.arg> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:34:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net> To: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>, Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>, Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>, "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] ARM: delay: print dummy values for bogomips On Wed, 15 May 2013, Pavel Machek wrote: > On Wed 2013-05-15 10:01:03, Will Deacon wrote: > > My second (less stupid) version of the patch prints "not reported". Even then, you should tell the truth and say "not available" or "not applicable". > > I'd be happy to remove the line altogether if people get behind the > > decision though. You certainly have my ACK. > > In fact, I just tried it and at least my linaro filesystem seems happy > > enough. > > Would it be too much work to simply put the field back with the right > value? We don't have to get it as precise as we used to, that should > make slowdown minimum. There is simply no right value. And whenever there is a value, people read too much into it. Nicolas -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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