Subject: Re: IDT Winchip C6 - broken TSC, slow system clock
To: cpctc <cpctc@vt.edu>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/23/2001 00:27:25
On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 10:07:57PM -0400, cpctc wrote:
> I've searched for info on this; freebsd allows the following command:
> sysctrl -w kern.timecounter.hardware=i8254
>
> .. which should ignore the broken TSC register and use the i8254 chip for
> keeping time.
>
> I haven't found a way to do this in netbsd, however the kernel already knows
> the TSC feature is no good, so why am I having this problem?
NetBSD doesn't use the TSC for keeping time, it only uses the 8254 timer.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>