Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 10:53:50 +0100 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Adam David <adam@veda.is>, nate@mt.sri.com, adam@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC Message-ID: <2271.918208430@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:36:02 PST." <199902050036.QAA17759@dingo.cdrom.com>
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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
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