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Subject: Re: More about 2.4.3 timer problems
To: viking@flying-brick.caverock.net.nz (Eric Gillespie)
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 13:33:23 +0100 (BST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104031038070.4158-100000@brick.flying-brick.caverock.net.nz> from "Eric Gillespie" at Apr 03, 2001 12:56:40 PM
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> I updated my kernel to 2.4.3 when the patch was released. As I said earlier, I
> noticed my timer losing a few seconds over the space of a couple of
> hours.  Well, I have since found out that the amount of time lost is
> proportional to the load on the machine: the heavier the load, the more time
> lost.
> 
> VESA fb mode 1280x1024x16, clock lost 1m 35s in time
> 996.52 user 166.82 system 23:19.40 elapsed 83% CPU 

The vesafb / clock sliding problem is fixed in the -ac releases.

Alan

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