From: Christer Weinigel <christer@weinigel.se>
To: "Olaf Fr±czyk" <olaf@cbk.poznan.pl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Which processor/board for embedded NTP
Date: 18 Sep 2002 21:37:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r8frqech.fsf@zoo.weinigel.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1032354632.23252.14.camel@venus>
Olaf Fr±czyk <olaf@cbk.poznan.pl> writes:
> I have to build NTP server on an embedded pc.
> Which processors/boards are suitable for this.
> Such processor/board cannot have ANY problems with time handling.
> I thought about Geode (NS), but I found some info that it doesn't have
> TSC, or it works not properly (the PPS needs TSC).
> And of course has to work excellent with linux.
The Geode's TSC will work quite well for you if you disable the
suspend on HLT option in the processor.
On the newer "IA on a chip" geodes (SC1200, SC2200 and SC3200) there
is also a high speed timer in the chipset that seems to be quite
stable.
/Christer
--
"Just how much can I get away with and still go to heaven?"
Freelance consultant specializing in device driver programming for Linux
Christer Weinigel <christer@weinigel.se> http://www.weinigel.se
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-09-18 19:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-09-18 13:10 Which processor/board for embedded NTP Olaf Frączyk
2002-09-18 13:58 ` Alan Cox
2002-09-18 14:24 ` Athlon/via problems continued Kirk Reiser
2002-09-18 19:37 ` Christer Weinigel [this message]
2002-09-19 6:02 ` Which processor/board for embedded NTP Robert Schwebel
2002-09-19 19:39 ` MediaGX/Geode performance fix, Was: " Christer Weinigel
2002-09-19 23:11 ` Alan Cox
2002-09-20 9:59 ` Christer Weinigel
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