Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262356AbTKILY6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Nov 2003 06:24:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262369AbTKILY6 (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Nov 2003 06:24:58 -0500 Received: from jurassic.park.msu.ru ([195.208.223.243]:40711 "EHLO jurassic.park.msu.ru") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262356AbTKILY5 (ORCPT ); Sun, 9 Nov 2003 06:24:57 -0500 Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:24:35 +0300 From: Ivan Kokshaysky To: Bob McElrath Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: /dev/rtc on alpha Message-ID: <20031109142435.A4596@jurassic.park.msu.ru> References: <20031108213356.GD16295@mcelrath.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20031108213356.GD16295@mcelrath.org>; from bob+linux-kernel@mcelrath.org on Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 01:33:57PM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 666 Lines: 14 On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 01:33:57PM -0800, Bob McElrath wrote: > Why is the alpha kernel code grabbing the rtc interrupt? Is it possible > it share its use with a user program? Would reprogramming the interrupt > rate by a user program do violence to some internel kernel timing? On most Alphas RTC is the system timer (running at 1024 Hz). So changing the interrupt rate from user space wouldn't be a good idea. Ivan. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/