Re: [PATCH] Blacklist Dell Optiplex 320 from using the HPET

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2007-05-07T20:41:30Z

On Mon, 07 May 2007, Andreas Mohr wrote:
> On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 12:58:15PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > On Sat, 05 May 2007, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > > + printk(KERN_WARNING "HPET counter is defect\n");
> >
> > What about
> > printk(KERN_WARNING "HPET counter is stopped\n");
> >
> > which is far more descriptive?
>
> Far more misguiding, rather?

True, one can miss the "is".

> "HPET counter inoperable or defective (no increment found during probing)"?
> (with an optional "please report" part)

Yes, this looks better.

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Henrique Holschuh