Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 29 Jan 2000 01:06:14 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator |
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H. Peter Anvin wrote: > 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.
I read on this list that SMP Alphas don't necessarily have synchronised TSCs, which could be a bit a of a problem.
-- Jamie
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