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BogoMips (from "bogus" and MIPS) are an unscientific measurement of CPU speed[?] made by the Linux kernel when it boots, to calibrate an internal busy-loop.

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External links:

BogoMips MiniHowto (http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/BogoMips).

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