From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262886AbVA2I7f (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Jan 2005 03:59:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262883AbVA2I7f (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Jan 2005 03:59:35 -0500 Received: from news.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:42169 "EHLO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262886AbVA2I7c (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Jan 2005 03:59:32 -0500 Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:59:32 +0100 From: Andi Kleen To: Pavel Roskin Cc: discuss@x86-64.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [discuss] [PATCH] Move HPET options from top level, enable HPET_TIMER prompt Message-ID: <20050129085932.GG2718@wotan.suse.de> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 11:55:13AM -0500, Pavel Roskin wrote: > Hello! > > "make menuconfig" for x86_64 looks somewhat funky: > > [ ] Provide RTC interrupt (NEW) I will move that thanks. > Code maturity level options ---> > General setup ---> > ... > > I believe all x86_64 specific options for HPET timer should be moved to > the "Processor type and features" menu. That's where they are located for > i386. There are two such options - HPET_TIMER and HPET_EMULATE_RTC. > > Also, there is no prompt for HPET_TIMER, so it's always set. However, the > help text ends with "If unsure, say Y". Kind of pointless, isn't it? I > enabled the prompt and deselected HPET_TIMER. The kernel compiled and > booted just fine. Kernel messages don't indicate that HPET is used, but > they said so when HPET_TIMER was enabled. I prefer to keep it always enabled. -Andi