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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 00:32:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@holomorphy.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.5] notsc option needs some attention/TLC
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, J.E.J. Bottomley wrote:

> The CONFIG_X86_PIT was something I added to try to clarify.  There are three 
> cases with this:
> 
> PIT y, TSC n: Never use TSC, always use PIT
> PIT y, TSC y: Try TSC at first, if it doesn't work, fall back to PIT
> PIT n, TSC y: TSC always works, use it without testing.
> 
> Obviously PIT n, TSC n is bogus.

<n00b> How does one go about building a kernel with PIT y and TSC y ? My 
current kernels obviously are incapable of disabling the TSC </n00b>

	Zwane
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