Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [OT] /proc/cpuinfo output from some arch | Date | 6 Jul 2002 15:16:07 -0700 |
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Followup to: <20020706221205.A5242@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> By author: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 07:46:47PM +0200, Andreas Schwab wrote: > > Processor : Intel StrongARM-110 rev 4 (v4l) > > Note that this could also be something like: > > Processor : ARM/VLSI Arm1020id(wb)BRR rev 1 (v4) > > or: > > Processor : ARM ARM926EJ-Sid(wb)RR rev 2 (v5) > > It might change further if the manufacturer decides to have a space > in their name. Basically, /proc/cpuinfo was never meant to be passed > by programs, and its not something I'd like to support with the current > format. >
/proc/cpuinfo was *definitely* meant to be parsed by programs. Unfortunately, lots of architectures seems to have completely missed that fact.
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