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+package speed
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// cpuModelName returns the "model name" acc. to /proc/cpuinfo, or ""
+// on error.
+//
+// Examples: On my desktop PC:
+//
+//   $ grep "model name" /proc/cpuinfo
+//   model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
+//
+// --> Returns "Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz".
+//
+// On a Raspberry Pi 4:
+//
+//   $ grep "model name" /proc/cpuinfo
+//   (empty)
+//   $ grep Hardware /proc/cpuinfo
+//   Hardware	: BCM2835
+//
+// --> Returns "BCM2835"
+func cpuModelName() string {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	f, err := os.Open("/proc/cpuinfo")
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	lines := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")
+	// Look for "model name", then for "Hardware" (arm devices don't have "model name")
+	for _, want := range []string{"model name", "Hardware"} {
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(line, want) {
+				parts := strings.SplitN(line, ":", 2)
+				if len(parts) != 2 {
+					continue
+				}
+				return strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}