Re: [Etherboot-developers] I've just checked and ...

[Eric W B. <ebi...@ln...>]

Ronald G Minnich <rmi...@la...> writes:

> The 5.0.5 timer.[ch] is identical it seems with the 5.0.7 version. So my
> 5.0.5 version should be fine with 5.0.7. My version has the "don't use
> timer2" patch. I am attaching it for all of you to take a look see and
> comment. I think this might help with my current problems as Smartcore
> systems don't actually have a TIMER2 -- all timeouts go to 0.

That certainly looks like a piece of it.  Given the rough granularity
of i/o to port 0x80.  I would rather calibrate the counter on
something more precise, if I had the option.

Does Linux need a special patch to run on the smartcore?  Or how does
it calibrate the tsc?

Beyond the calibration issues it looks like a good idea.  When I have
a moment I will see what I can do about incorporating this into 5.1.x.

Eric