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Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 16:37:31 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: enable hpet=force for AMD SB400
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On Fri, 9 May 2008 11:49:11 +0200
Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.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?