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sysctl cpu hz
> From: "Ted Unangst" <tedu@tedunangst.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:17:56 -0400
>
> My CPU is too fast and I have trouble counting the zeros in sysctl
> hw.sensors.
>
> For a frequency sensor greater than 10 MHz, display in Mhz instead.
> Keep the old format when using -n, in case somebody scripted this.
I prefer consistency. And frequency sensors are for more than just
CPU frequency.
> hw.sensors.cpu0.frequency0=650.00 MHz
> hw.sensors.cpu2.frequency0=700.00 MHz
> hw.sensors.cpu4.frequency0=650.00 MHz
>
> Index: sysctl.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/cvs/src/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.264 sysctl.c
> --- sysctl.c 6 Apr 2025 17:36:22 -0000 1.264
> +++ sysctl.c 25 Apr 2025 19:13:43 -0000
> @@ -2751,6 +2751,7 @@ void
> print_sensor(struct sensor *s)
> {
> const char *name;
> + double v;
>
> if (s->flags & SENSOR_FUNKNOWN)
> printf("unknown");
> @@ -2841,7 +2842,12 @@ print_sensor(struct sensor *s)
> printf("%.2f%%", s->value / 1000.0);
> break;
> case SENSOR_FREQ:
> - printf("%.2f Hz", s->value / 1000000.0);
> + v = s->value / 1000000.0;
> + if (!nflag && v > 10000000.0) {
> + printf("%.2f MHz", v / 1000000);
> + } else {
> + printf("%.2f Hz", v);
> + }
> break;
> case SENSOR_ANGLE:
> printf("%3.4f degrees", s->value / 1000000.0);
>
>
sysctl cpu hz