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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>
To: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>,
       Michael Knigge <Michael.Knigge@set-software.de>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] New PC-Speaker driver
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 01:19:59 +0200
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On Thursday 15 August 2002 01:14, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 August 2002 14:24, David Woodhouse wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> Ah, if I recall correctly this technique uses a different timer channel
> from the timer tick.  What's the abuse?
>
> > 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.

Never mind, I realize it's the speeded up timer that's at issue.  Still, I
don't see what the problem is, just step it down to a suitable timer tick
speed, and it doesn't have to be an even division either.

-- 
Daniel
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