Subject: Re: MIPS Magnum 4000-PC fails to boot
To: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: Mark Abene <phiber@radicalmedia.com>
List: port-arc
Date: 11/11/2000 20:54:09
On Sat, Nov 11, 2000 at 07:51:58AM -0800, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
> 
> Actually, I just thought of a Really Good reason why we wold not want
> to use the Dallas RTC for hardclock -- it's on the "internal devices"
> interrupt pin, which is going to be blocked any time you're at e.g.
> splbio(), splnet(), etc.
> 
> This is, obviously, not good.  If we end up having to use something other
> than the ADR interval timer, then it'll have to be the compare register.
> 

Does this mean the algor branch is broken?  Can anyone verify this?
The Algorithmics code is using the RTC for hardclock.  I'm curious if
this was just an idea that was never actually tested, or if it's working...

-Mark