Subject: Re: Need help with timecounter/todr (MI cycle counters like x86 TSC/alpha
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
List: port-alpha
Date: 07/09/2007 20:36:41
In article <070708181928.M0112594@mirage.ceres.dti.ne.jp>
I wrote:

> > I can check x86 again on AMD X2 most likely next WE.
> 
> Thanks, I've also put compiled GENERIC.MP kernels:
> http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/netbsd-alpha-GENERIC.MP-cctr-20070707.gz
> http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/netbsd-amd64-GENERIC.MP-cctr-20070707.gz
> http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/netbsd-i386-GENERIC.MP-cctr-20070707.gz
> http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/alpha-cctr-todr-20070707.diff

Hmm, GENERIC kernels for i386 and amd64 have options POWERNOW_K8 etc.
so TSC won't be picked up for timecounter(9).
I've also put kernels without such options:
http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/netbsd-amd64-CCTR-20070707.gz
http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~tsutsui/netbsd/netbsd-i386-CCTR-20070707.gz

i386 works fine with TSC timecounter on my (UP) Duron PC.
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Izumi Tsutsui