linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/hpet: prevent boot hang when hpet=force used on old ICH

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Date:	Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:45:02 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/hpet: prevent boot hang when hpet=force used on
	old ICH


* Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org> wrote:

> Ingo,
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> But please disregard that patch -- we've cooked up a better one
> that allows ICH4M to continue to use hpet=force, even for clocksource.
> (and it is an ACPI patch rather than an x86 patch:-)

ok.

> However, I'll also send a 2nd patch to stop soliciting more 
> hpet=force users, since technically we shouldn't be encouraging 
> the use of this un-documented and lightly-validated hardware.

agreed - i've applied this patch.

	Ingo
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