Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:53:33 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Luoqi Chen <luoqi@watermarkgroup.com>, current@FreeBSD.org, phk@FreeBSD.org, smp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Testers please! Message-ID: <199909220353.UAA10049@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:13:36 EDT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909212306120.10399-100000@janus.syracuse.net>
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> One question comes to mind: is there a way that the TSCs could become > desynchronized somehow? Even though all CPUs run at the same frequency, > isn't there a strong possibility for slight frequency deviation since > we use crystal oscillation instead of a more accurate atomic breakdown > for regulation, or am I just smoking crack? They should all be using the same clock source, so that's not an issue. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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