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DateTue, 5 Nov 2002 18:14:06 +0100
FromWilly Tarreau <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] Re: time() glitch on 2.4.18: solved
BTW, why not trying to resync, with something like :

if (count >= LATCH)
count = (count >> 8) | inb(0x40) << 8;
Cheers,
Willy

> count = inb_p(0x40); /* read the latched count */
> count |= inb(0x40) << 8;
> +
> + /* Any unpaired read will cause the above to swap MSB/LSB
> + forever. Try to detect this and reset the counter. */
> + if (count > LATCH) {
> + outb_p(0x34, 0x43);
> + outb_p(LATCH & 0xff, 0x40);
> + outb(LATCH >> 8, 0x40);
> + count = LATCH - 1;
> + }
> +
> spin_unlock(&i8253_lock);
>
> count = ((LATCH-1) - count) * TICK_SIZE;
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