Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 6 Jun 2005 05:14:28 +0200 | | From | Dominik Brodowski <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/4] new timeofday x86-64 arch specific changes (v. B1) |
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Hi,
On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 11:04:34PM -0400, Parag Warudkar wrote: > tests the chipset read in the same do{}while loop - if the loop executes only > once, it considers the chipset good - in which case it executes the faster > read_pmtmr_fast function.) Or does it need wider testing under different > circumstances to conclude that chipset is good?
I fear that we need to run the loop a couple of times at least -- IIRC many accesses were correct, but some failed. Will investigate soon.
> I tested the patch under Virtual PC which emulates a PIIX4 chipset. Test > passes there, meaning the do {}while loop executes only once.
Possibly this is a bug-free emulation?
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