2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: BogoMIPS /bo'go-mips/ n. The number of million times a second a processor can do absolutely nothing. The {Linux} OS measures BogoMIPS at startup in order to calibrate some soft timing loops that will be used later on; details at the BogoMIPS mini-HOWTO (http://www.clifton.nl/). The name Linus chose, of course, is an ironic comment on the uselessness of all _other_ {MIPS} figures. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: BogoMips(From "bogus", "{MIPS}") The timing unit of the {Linux} {kernel}. A BogoMips is an unscientific measurement of {processor} speed made by the {Linux} {kernel} when it {boots}, to calibrate an internal {busy-loop}. {BogoMips MiniHowto (http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/BogoMips.html)}. (1999-05-06)
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