linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: enable hpet=force for AMD SB400

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Message-Id: <20080509163731.5f851bec.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 9 May 2008 16:37:31 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: enable hpet=force for AMD SB400

On Fri, 9 May 2008 11:49:11 +0200
Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com> wrote:

> x86: enable hpet=force for ATI SB400

Sigh.

> Add quirk to allow forced usage of HPET on ATI SB400.
> I stumbled over machines where HPET is enabled but not reported
> by BIOS.

Is there no way in which we can probe for or identify this condition,
rather than hoping that the user will find out about this boot option?

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