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Date:      Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:52:55 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/i386/i386 mp_clock.c 
Message-ID:  <199909200752.AAA29722@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:52:39 PDT." <199909200752.AAA30657@freefall.freebsd.org> 

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> phk         1999/09/20 00:52:39 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/conf        files.i386 
>   Added files:
>     sys/i386/i386        mp_clock.c 
>   Log:
>   On PIIX4 based SMP systems use the PMTMR register for timecounting.

You should be using this on all systems with the PIIX4, not just SMP 
systems.

>   The code cheats and don't register the PCI device, because other pieces
>   of code want to use it too.

This is probably also the wrong way to do it, but right now getting the 
code out there is more important.  The PIIX4 shouldn't be being claimed 
wholesale as it currently is.

-- 
\\  The mind's the standard       \\  Mike Smith
\\  of the man.                   \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\    -- Joseph Merrick           \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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