Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:19:53 -0500 | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | Subject | Re: [patch] prefer TSC over PM Timer |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:50:42 -0800 (PST), dean gaudet <dean-list-linux-kernel@arctic.org> wrote: > on a tangent... has the local apic timer ever been considered? it's fixed > rate, and my measurements show it in the same performance ballpark as TSC. >
At least Dell laptops will die horrible death if you enable lapic, probably others.
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