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From: Michael Frank <mhf@linuxmail.org>
To: Bill Anderson <banderson@hp.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: system (not HW) clock advancing really fast
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:50:40 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200402161650.41016.mhf@linuxmail.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200402161641.33323.mhf@linuxmail.org>

On Monday 16 February 2004 16:41, Michael Frank wrote:
> 
> a) Timer broken - too fast.
> b) Generates IRQ's on both edges
> c) the clock interrupt being routed into both CPU's 
>    at the same time. 

Actually, I think the Crystal oscillator is nuts,
explaing that it sometimes jumps by several seconds.

Could you get hold of some freezing spray find the Crystal... ;)

And, lets keep further mail of LKML - enough traffic there.

> 
> You could boot with NOSMP to rule out c)
> 
> Weird breakdown anyway,
> 
> Regards
> Michael
> 



      reply	other threads:[~2004-02-16  8:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-16  5:46 system (not HW) clock advancing really fast Bill Anderson
2004-02-16  6:24 ` Michael Frank
2004-02-16  7:26   ` Bill Anderson
2004-02-16  7:45     ` Michael Frank
2004-02-16  7:48       ` Bill Anderson
2004-02-16  8:41         ` Michael Frank
2004-02-16  8:50           ` Michael Frank [this message]

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