Re: [PATCH] preset loops_per_jiffy for faster booting

[Adam Kropelin <akropel1@rochester.rr.com>]

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 07:01:58PM -0700, Todd Poynor wrote:
> Adam Kropelin wrote:
> 
> > +	if (preset_lpj) {
> > +		loops_per_jiffy = preset_lpj;
> > +		printk("Calibrating delay loop (skipped)... ");
> 
> Suggest a "\n" at the end of that.

Indeed. I propogated that bug from the original patch. I'll fix it.

> Maybe add the precomputed value to 
> help bring incorrect presets to someone's attention, something like:
> 
> +		printk("BogoMIPS preset to %lu.%02lu\n",
> +			loops_per_jiffy/(500000/HZ),
> +			(loops_per_jiffy/(5000/HZ)) % 100);

Will do.

>  > + If unsure, set this to 0. An incorrect value will cause delays in
>  > + the kernel to be incorrect.  Although unlikely, in the extreme case
>  > + this might damage your hardware.
> 
> I suppose it may result in unpredictable I/O errors, in case we want to 
> warn against that.

Easy enough to throw it in.

Another patch is forthcoming.

--Adam