Subject: Re: HEADS UP: timecounters (branch simonb-timecounters) merged into -current
To: Frank Kardel <kardel@netbsd.org>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk>
List: current-users
Date: 06/09/2006 13:22:34 
On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 01:34:42PM +0200, Frank Kardel wrote:
> Thanks for testing. It is a valuable data point - please try
> the sysctl above.

The sysctl worked for me on a i386 laptop without acpi:

# /usr/bin/time sleep 10
       10.00 real         0.00 user         0.00 sys
#  sysctl -w machdep.est.frequency.target=600
machdep.est.frequency.target: 1200 -> 600
# /usr/bin/time sleep 10
        5.00 real         0.00 user         0.00 sys
# sysctl  -w kern.timecounter.hardware=i8254
kern.timecounter.hardware: TSC -> i8254
# /usr/bin/time sleep 10
       10.00 real         0.00 user         0.00 sys


Cheers,

Patrick