From owner-cvs-all Fri Feb 5 01:56:22 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA23035 for cvs-all-outgoing; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:56:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [212.242.40.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA23024; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 01:56:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA02273; Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:53:50 +0100 (CET) To: Mike Smith cc: Adam David , nate@mt.sri.com, adam@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:36:02 PST." <199902050036.QAA17759@dingo.cdrom.com> Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 10:53:50 +0100 Message-ID: <2271.918208430@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk In message <199902050036.QAA17759@dingo.cdrom.com>, Mike Smith writes: >> > This should be backed out, the correct fix for these systems is to >> > >> > sysctl -w kern.timecounter.method=1 >> >> Fair enough, but it should be documented somewhere obvious (i.e. as an >> agreeable comment in GENERIC) to keep POLA. I certainly didn't expect the >> removal of apm to mess up the timecounter. > >The code in question can actually detect the need for this sysctl >adjustment. I again request that it make it as required. No it can't. In fact method=1 will not solve the case of "stealth-APM" we had here anyway, only running on i8254 will solve that case. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message