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SubjectRe: [patch 2/9] Remove the support for the VXTIME_PMTMR timer mode
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On Thursday 01 February 2007 14:13, Jiri Bohac wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 12:13:31PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Thursday 01 February 2007 10:59, jbohac@suse.cz wrote:
> > > VXTIME_PMTMR will be replaced by a more generic "Master Timer"
> >
> > This means we have no fallback if something goes wrong with the Master timer?
> >
> > A little risky.
>
> No, either HPET or PM Timer will become the Master Timer (elected
> on boot). Master timer is just an abstraction of these, so the
> rest of the timekeeping code needn't care which hardware timer is
> being used. That's why the VXTIME_PMTMR mode is not needed.

But there is no option for the user to force so, is there?

-Andi

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