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[$] The pseudo cpuidle driver

([Kernel] May 21, 2020 14:19 UTC (Thu) (corbet))

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Because you want to win benchmarketing exercises, not demonstrate that your
architecture has any value in the real world whatsoever. Because you know
that you can induce people with financial approval to make stupid and
irrational decisions based on irrelevant data.

- Rodger Donaldson about benchmarking on linux-kernel