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To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH]: allow notsc option for buggy cpus
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From: Jes Sorensen <jes@linuxcare.com>
Date: 12 Mar 2001 16:21:01 +0100
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>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

>> I think this behaviour can be controlled with tpctl for the
>> Thinkpads and possibly with the Toshiba utils on Toshibas...

Alan> If tpctl can do it and we know how it does it then that may be
Alan> sufficient since the kernel init code can use DMI to find the
Alan> 600E, tpctl copied code to go to high speed, bogomip it and then
Alan> drop back.

Well I can confirm that tpctl allows you to disable it and run the cpu
at 400MHz all the time, thats what I did for my 600E.

Jes
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