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From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net>
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I have a new kernel variable in /boot/device.hints.

kern.timecounter.hardware="i8254"

but it's not set during boot.   I have other hints that are set during 
boot.  Why is kern.timecounter.hardware not being set?  How can I fix it.

Later,
Jason