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From: Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org>
To: Jim Paris <jim@jtan.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: time() glitch on 2.4.18: solved
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 18:14:06 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20021105171406.GC879@alpha.home.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20021105113020.A5210@neurosis.mit.edu>

BTW, why not trying to resync, with something like :

   if (count >= LATCH)
	count = (count >> 8) | inb(0x40) << 8;

Cheers,
Willy

>  		count = inb_p(0x40);    /* read the latched count */
>  		count |= inb(0x40) << 8;
> +
> +		/* Any unpaired read will cause the above to swap MSB/LSB
> +		   forever.  Try to detect this and reset the counter. */
> +		if (count > LATCH) {
> +			outb_p(0x34, 0x43);
> +			outb_p(LATCH & 0xff, 0x40);
> +			outb(LATCH >> 8, 0x40);
> +			count = LATCH - 1;
> +		}
> +
>  		spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
>  
>  		count = ((LATCH-1) - count) * TICK_SIZE;
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-11-05 17:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-02  6:37 time() glitch on 2.4.18 at 177 days uptime? Jim Paris
2002-11-03 19:32 ` time() glitch on 2.4.18: solved Jim Paris
2002-11-03 20:30   ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 16:30     ` [PATCH] " Jim Paris
2002-11-05 16:54       ` george anzinger
2002-11-05 17:10       ` Willy Tarreau
2002-11-05 18:16         ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 18:02           ` Jim Paris
2002-11-05 18:37             ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 18:20               ` Willy Tarreau
2002-11-05 18:50                 ` Jim Paris
2002-11-05 17:14       ` Willy Tarreau [this message]
2002-11-05 17:42         ` Jim Paris
2002-11-05 18:57           ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-05 19:08             ` Willy Tarreau
2002-11-05 19:29               ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-05 20:07                 ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 20:14                   ` Willy Tarreau
2002-11-05 20:38                     ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-05 23:15                       ` Willy Tarreau
2002-11-06 12:47                         ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-06 13:25                           ` Alan Cox
2002-11-06 23:21                             ` Jim Paris
2002-11-05 20:23                   ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-05 20:57                     ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 20:41                       ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-06 15:09                         ` Christer Weinigel
2002-11-06 15:49                           ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-11-05 20:06             ` Alan Cox
2002-11-05 17:32       ` Alan Cox

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