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Date:      Fri, 05 Feb 1999 10:53:50 +0100
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        Adam David <adam@veda.is>, nate@mt.sri.com, adam@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC 
Message-ID:  <2271.918208430@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 16:36:02 PST." <199902050036.QAA17759@dingo.cdrom.com> 

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In message <199902050036.QAA17759@dingo.cdrom.com>, Mike Smith writes:
>> > This should be backed out, the correct fix for these systems is to
>> > 
>> > 	sysctl -w kern.timecounter.method=1
>> 
>> Fair enough, but it should be documented somewhere obvious (i.e. as an
>> agreeable comment in GENERIC) to keep POLA. I certainly didn't expect the
>> removal of apm to mess up the timecounter.
>
>The code in question can actually detect the need for this sysctl 
>adjustment.  I again request that it make it as required.

No it can't.

In fact method=1 will not solve the case of "stealth-APM" we had
here anyway, only running on i8254 will solve that case.

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!

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