From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Jun 19 6:30: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B58F037B9E6 for ; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 06:30:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id GAA07060; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 06:30:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 06:30:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200006191330.GAA07060@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Poul-Henning Kamp Subject: Re: kern/18798: microuptime() went backwards Reply-To: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR kern/18798; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Poul-Henning Kamp To: netch@lucky.net Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/18798: microuptime() went backwards Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:20:21 +0200 Alphas are special in two ways: The CPU clock is not quartz xtal derived, but rather generated by a SAW device which has really good applications as thermometer. This brings the other surprise: SMP alpha systems have asynchronous CPU clocks. I have no suggestions at this time. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD coreteam member | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message