linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: HPET force enable for Soekris net6501

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Message-ID: <52FE5683.6030708@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:46:43 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Conrad Kostecki <ck@...rad-kostecki.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
CC:	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: HPET force enable for Soekris net6501

On 02/14/2014 02:23 AM, Conrad Kostecki wrote:
> Hello,
> as the Soekris net6501 does not have any ACPI implementation, HPET won't get enabled.
> This patch enables HPET on such platforms.
> 
> [    0.430149] pci 0000:00:01.0: Force enabled HPET at 0xfed00000
> [    0.644838] HPET: 3 timers in total, 0 timers will be used for per-cpu timer
> 
> Original patch by Peter Neubauer, slightly modified by me.
> -> http://www.mail-archive.com/soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com/msg06462.html
> 
> Cheers
> Conrad

Are you sure this won't break any other E6xx platforms?

	-hpa

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