Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 28 Sep 2001 04:12:09 +0200 | From | Stefan Smietanowski <> | Subject | Re: CPU frequency shifting "problems" |
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Hey.
>>For example, the Intel "SpeedStep" CPU's are completely broken under >>Linux, and real-time will advance at different speeds in DC and AC modes, >>because Intel actually changes the frequency of the TSC _and_ they don't >>document how to figure out that it changed. > > The change is APM or ACPI initiated. Intel won't tell anyone anything > useful but Microsoft have published some of the required intel confidential > information which helps a bit
Did you just say that Microsoft actually went and did something right for a change? As in publishing specs I mean.
*Stands in awe*
:)
// Stefan
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