From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Russ Anderson <rja@sgi.com>
Cc: mingo@elte.hu, tglx@linutronix.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86 BIOS interface for RTC on SGI UV
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:44:26 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4875697A.2010605@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080709202719.GB22744@sgi.com>
Russ Anderson wrote:
> [patch] x86 BIOS interface for RTC on SGI UV
>
> Real-time code needs to know the number of cycles per second
> on SGI UV. The information is provided via a run time BIOS
> call. This patch provides the linux side of that interface.
> This is the first of several run time BIOS calls to be defined
> in uv/bios.h and bios_uv.c.
>
> Note that BIOS_CALL() is just a stub for now. The bios
> side is being worked on.
>
Do you have a proposed specification that could be reviewed before it is
cast in stone?
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-10 1:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-09 20:27 [patch] x86 BIOS interface for RTC on SGI UV Russ Anderson
2008-07-09 20:58 ` Rene Herman
2008-07-09 21:36 ` Russ Anderson
2008-07-09 21:47 ` Rene Herman
2008-07-09 22:09 ` Russ Anderson
2008-07-09 22:54 ` Rene Herman
2008-07-10 1:44 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-07-10 14:54 ` Russ Anderson
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