linux-kernel - Re: [patch 43/69] i386: HPET, check if the counter works

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0706050957480.23741@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 5 Jun 2007 09:58:30 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	dean gaudet <dean@...tic.org>
cc:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	guilherme@...tralinf.com.br, johnstul@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [patch 43/69] i386: HPET, check if the counter works



On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, dean gaudet wrote:
>
> the HPET specification allows for HPETs with *much* lower resolution than 
> 50us.  in fact Fmin is 10Hz iirc.  (sorry to jump in so late, but i'm 
> about a month behind on the list.)

Well, for such a broken HPET, the right thing to do is to just not use it, 
so who cares? It might as well be considered non-incrementing at all.

		Linus
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