Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:40:41 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator |
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"Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: > > Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:43:03 -0800 > From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com> > > Why don't we use the TSC on other architectures that have them, e.g. > Alpha? > > Because I don't have a (working) Alpha to test it on. :-) > > Send a patch..... (I'm doing some work on the random driver at the > moment, so this would be a good time to fold it in.) >
Ah, neither have I though (recent enough that I'd use it.) I have been trying to get one from Compaq/DEC for years, but I don't ever seem to get to the right person. (Is anyone at Compaq that could actually do something reading this?)
I'd really like to get fine-granularity timing on Alpha, just like we have on Intel. I understand the Alpha only has a 32-bit TSC, which means it has to be periodically sampled to keep track of the high bits.
-hpa
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