Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Feb 2002 10:51:28 +0200 (SAST) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: Dodgey Linus BogoMIPS code ;) (was Re: baffling linux bug) |
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On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, David Burrows wrote:
> I would assume that FreeBSD and Windows would still use the timer for some > reason or another. Therefore whatever sudden quirk that appeared in my > hardware has revealed a bug in Linux..
Actually, FreeBSD frobs the timer (i8254) much more during its calibration than linux, so my guess is that its not a broken timer or somesuch, and they both use the TSC (if available) so perhaps its not that either.
Regards, Zwane Mwaikambo
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