Messages in this thread |  | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] New PC-Speaker driver | Date | Thu, 15 Aug 2002 01:19:59 +0200 |
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On Thursday 15 August 2002 01:14, Daniel Phillips wrote: > On Wednesday 14 August 2002 14:24, David Woodhouse wrote: > > Michael.Knigge@set-software.de said: > > > > Well, there is (currently) no intention to get it into the mainstream > > > > kernel so don't treat it too seriously. > > > > > Oh, I would love to see that thing in the Standard-Kernel.... > > > > Wait for people to stop using the 8254 timer for timer ticks, and you can > > have it all to yourself -- the timer abuse is the main reason the driver > > was never suitable for inclusion. > > Ah, if I recall correctly this technique uses a different timer channel > from the timer tick. What's the abuse? > > > Actually, now that HZ is easier to vary, you can switch it to a power of 2 > > and use the RTC for it, again leaving you the 8254 for your own nefarious > > purposes.
Never mind, I realize it's the speeded up timer that's at issue. Still, I don't see what the problem is, just step it down to a suitable timer tick speed, and it doesn't have to be an even division either.
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