Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:20:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:20:53 -0400 Received: from dell-paw-3.cambridge.redhat.com ([195.224.55.237]:59387 "EHLO passion.cambridge.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:20:52 -0400 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 13/07/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 From: David Woodhouse X-Accept-Language: en_GB In-Reply-To: <20020814.11334845@knigge.local.net> References: <20020814.11334845@knigge.local.net> <3D450B0F.4090901@yahoo.com> <200208141109.g7EB9hp15788@Port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> To: Michael Knigge Cc: Stas Sergeev , vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] New PC-Speaker driver Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:24:19 +0100 Message-ID: <20850.1029327859@redhat.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 822 Lines: 24 Michael.Knigge@set-software.de said: > > Well, there is (currently) no intention to get it into the mainstream > > kernel so don't treat it too seriously. > Oh, I would love to see that thing in the Standard-Kernel.... Wait for people to stop using the 8254 timer for timer ticks, and you can have it all to yourself -- the timer abuse is the main reason the driver was never suitable for inclusion. Actually, now that HZ is easier to vary, you can switch it to a power of 2 and use the RTC for it, again leaving you the 8254 for your own nefarious purposes. -- dwmw2 - 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/