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What I wondering can I change somehow under linux( ubuntu / redhat ) the name of processor like in windows by registry edition? What I mean is currently when I make cat /proc/cpuinfo I got

....snip....
vendor_id   : GenuineIntel
model name  : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
....more snip....

So can I change model name or vendor_id to something else?

As I know in windows I can change it under 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0
Rui F Ribeiro
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    Just out of curiosity, what is it that you are trying to achieve by doing this ? – neuron Aug 14 '15 at 11:58
  • Since I know that is possible on windows I wondering if is also possible in Linux. – S.I. Aug 14 '15 at 12:12
  • /proc/cpuinfo is a pesudo-file that reads the data out of the kernel. I doubt they're an interface to enable userspace apps to change the data that is delivered by that file. – Andy Dalton Aug 14 '15 at 14:19

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