Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:43:07 -0500 (EST) | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Subject | RE: Dual core Athlons and unsynced TSCs |
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, john stultz wrote:
> > This is as I understand it: > > With 2.6.15 on x86-64: > If available, alternate timesources (HPET, ACPI PM) will be used if > available on AMD SMP systems. (clock= is i386 only)
Hmm, should I boot without the clock= to prove this?
-- Steve
> > With 2.6.15 on i386: > If CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER is enabled, and available it is the preferred > clocksource over the TSC. Some distros have changed this priority > causing the TSC to be preferred. In these cases clock=pmtmr is needed. > > How's that? > -john > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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