Messages in this thread | | | From | "Willem Boschman" <> | Date | Fri, 8 Jan 1999 21:56:15 +0100 | Subject | Re: alpha timer patch [Re: reporting 2.2 kernel bugs] |
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> On Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 07:13:48AM +0100, Willem Boschman wrote: > > I don't have any explainations for you but i do know it works. Have > > been using this since 2.1.125 every normal kernel gets the clock > > wrong while with patch its fine.I did think mayby its an error in egcs > > (1.0.3 or 1.1a ?) which does't occur if you move the code so i tried > > gcc-2.8.1 and now egcs-1.1.1. No change. > > I have trouble beliveing in compiler bugs in this case > because in either case the compiled code should be the > same, isolated as it is in its own function. > > I am willing to believe in mysterious interactions with > the rest of the boot process. To that end, would the > several folks that have been having Alpha timer problems > try out the following patch? >
Works for me, timer problem gone. This is with CONFIG_RTC=n. kernel with rtc is compiling at this moment but i don't expect it to behave different.
thanks -willem
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