BogoMIPS

/bogomips/ , 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. The name Linus chose, of course, is an ironic comment
on the uselessness of all other MIPS figures.

