Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:52:36 -0700 (MST) | From | Brian Hall <> | Subject | Alpha systems available for development (was Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator) |
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Anyone who needs access to an Alpha system for development, please go to:
http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/
On 28-Jan-2000 H. Peter Anvin wrote: > "Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote: >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:43:03 -0800 >> From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com> >> >> Why don't we use the TSC on other architectures that have them, e.g. >> Alpha? >> >> Because I don't have a (working) Alpha to test it on. :-) >> >> Send a patch..... (I'm doing some work on the random driver at the >> moment, so this would be a good time to fold it in.) >> > > Ah, neither have I though (recent enough that I'd use it.) I have been > trying to get one from Compaq/DEC for years, but I don't ever seem to > get to the right person. (Is anyone at Compaq that could actually do > something reading this?) > > I'd really like to get fine-granularity timing on Alpha, just like we > have on Intel. I understand the Alpha only has a 32-bit TSC, which > means it has to be periodically sampled to keep track of the high bits. > > -hpa
-- Brian Hall <brianw.hall@compaq.com> http://www.bigfoot.com/~brihall Linux Consultant
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