Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 10:12:55 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: cvs commit: src/sys/sys timetc.h src/sys/kern kern_tc.c src/sys/dev/acpica acpi_timer.c src/sys/i386/i386 tsc.c src/sys/i386/isa clock.c Message-ID: <XFMail.20030816101255.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200308160823.h7G8NrAv045177@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On 16-Aug-2003 Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > phk 2003/08/16 01:23:53 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/sys timetc.h > sys/kern kern_tc.c > sys/dev/acpica acpi_timer.c > sys/i386/i386 tsc.c > sys/i386/isa clock.c > Log: > Give timecounters a numeric quality field. > > A timecounter will be selected when registered if its quality is > not negative and no less than the current timecounters. > > Add a sysctl to report all available timecounters and their qualities. > > Give the dummy timecounter a solid negative quality of minus a million. > > Give the i8254 zero and the ACPI 1000. > > The TSC gets 800, unless APM or SMP forces it negative. > > Other timecounters default to zero quality and thereby retain current > selection behaviour. Yay! Thanks a bunch. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/
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