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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: calibrating clocks 
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 15:59:53 +0100
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> >You know about the counter in the APIC too ?
> 
> >It runs at the "bus frequency" but that may vary as well :-(
> 
> No.  What's an APIC?

Advanced Programmable Irq Ctrl or something like it.

All newer P5s have them on chip.  look for "APIC" in the boot msg.

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