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SubjectRe: alpha timer patch [Re: reporting 2.2 kernel bugs]
> 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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