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    SubjectRe: /proc/cpuinfo format - arch dependent!
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    On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 09:24 -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
    > On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 02:15:30PM +0200, Nico Schottelius wrote:
    > > When I wrote schwanz3(*) for fun, I noticed /proc/cpuinfo
    > > varies very much on different architectures.
    > >
    > > Is it possible to make it look more identical (as far as the different
    > > archs allow it)?
    > >
    > > So that one at least can count the cpus on every system the same way.
    > >
    > > If so, who would the one I should contact and who would accept / verify
    > > a patch doing that?
    >
    > If you change it now, how many tools would break?
    >

    Lots. Please don't change the format of /proc/cpuinfo.

    Lee

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