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authorKevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>2001-09-04 02:34:27 +0200
committerKevin Ryde <user42@zip.com.au>2001-09-04 02:34:27 +0200
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* tune/README: Mention SCO openunix 8 /etc/hw.
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@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ NetBSD 1.4.1 m68k macintosh time base
doesn't update atomically when it crosses a 1 second boundary. Not sure
what to do about this. Expect intermittent failures.
+SCO OpenUNIX 8 /etc/hw
+
+ /etc/hw takes about a second to return the cpu frequency, which suggests
+ perhaps it's measuring each time it runs. If this is annoying when
+ running the speed program repeatedly then set a GMP_CPU_FREQUENCY
+ environment variable (see TIME BASE section below).
+