Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932457AbWCABS1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:27 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751606AbWCABS1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:27 -0500 Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.200.84]:59337 "EHLO sccrmhc14.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751367AbWCABS0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:18:26 -0500 From: kernel-stuff@comcast.net (Parag Warudkar) To: Andrew Morton , Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Cc: torvalds@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch] i386: port ATI timer fix from x86_64 to i386 Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:18:24 +0000 Message-Id: <030120060118.4989.4404F660000D5FFE0000137D22070210539D0E050B9A9D0E99@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Aug 4 2005) X-Authenticated-Sender: d2FydWRrYXJAY29tY2FzdC5uZXQ= Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 919 Lines: 19 -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Andrew Morton > Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> wrote: > > > > This fixes the "timer runs too fast" bug on ATI chipsets (bugzilla #3927). > At least HP has released a BIOS update[*] to cure this - It states something to the tune of "Fix system time issues when running under Linux OS". Not sure which one is the workaround and whether one is needed if other is present! Time runs correctly for me without this fix and with the BIOS update. Parag [*] http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?dlc=en&lc=en&os=228&product=461746&lang=en&cc=us&softwareitem=ob-36843-1 - 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/