Re: Does the kernel HPET support has problems or the hwclock from util-linux?

["rae l" <crquan@gmail.com>]

On 7/3/07, Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@gmail.com> wrote:
> rae l <crquan@gmail.com> ha scritto:
> > from this address, I know util-linux-2.12r is the latest:
> > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.12r.lsm
> >
> > My Dell OptiPlex 320 has 4 HPET timers and no RTC, so the execution of
> > hwclock has errors:
> >
> > gektop@tux ~ $ /sbin/hwclock --show
> > select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out
> > gektop@tux ~ $ /sbin/hwclock --version
> > hwclock from util-linux-2.12r
>
> I think that the problem is that HPET and the CMOS RTC (list in CC)
> share the same interrupt line.
> I suppose that you should enable CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ (my hardware has
> the same "feature"); in this way /dev/rtc correcly reports that it
> cannot deliver the interrupt (when HPET is enabled) and hwclock uses
> direct ISA access.
I searched the CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ, it's conflict with
HPET_EMULATE_RTC, that I've enabled.
so while HPET_RTC_IRQ is the good way, EMULATE_RTC is a bad way.

>
> Luca
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