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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 swtch.s 
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In message <199704141831.MAA24666@rocky.mt.sri.com>, Nate Williams writes:
>>   Modified:    sys/i386/i386  swtch.s
>>   Log:
>>   Forget all about APM.   Instead of "hlt" call through a vector which
>>   APM can then fiddle with.  Default for the vector is to "htl; ret"
>
>I *like* this.  Now, do you want to add code to the apm assembly to futz
>with the hlt_vector. :)

I'm still tuning my algorithms.  Havn't found a good one yet :-(

For slowing the CPU, you need to know how much you slow it to avoid
positive feedback loops.


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