From: "Christopher Friesen" <cfriesen@nortel.com>
To: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@analogic.com>
Cc: evan@coolrunningconcepts.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Timer idea
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:20:37 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <437A4315.6040604@nortel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0511151401400.6145@chaos.analogic.com>
linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
> On ix86 machines, basic time comes from chip(s), read from ports.
> That's just another tiny little problem.
I'm sure you already know this, but x86 can also use the HPET for
timestamps, as well as the TSC if it's available.
Chris
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-11-15 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-11-15 17:24 Timer idea evan
2005-11-15 18:20 ` Kenichi Okuyama
2005-11-15 18:58 ` George Anzinger
2005-11-15 19:12 ` john stultz
2005-11-15 19:13 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2005-11-15 19:34 ` George Anzinger
2005-11-15 20:20 ` Christopher Friesen [this message]
2005-11-15 21:11 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
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