Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: [patch] recover lost ticks | Date | Mon, 15 Mar 1999 23:32:12 +0000 (GMT) |
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> If you're suspending for that long, you ought to shut down the CPU > core completely. I don't buy the argument *that having the TSC shut > down on HLT saves power*; they should have put the TSC in a different > clock domain.
It doesn't shut down on HLT instructions it shuts down when you halt the CPU for power saving. Thats a very different thing. And if you compare the idle current of a 6x86 told to stop the TSC and told not to stop the TSC you'll find it really does make a difference
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