Alpha systems available for development (was Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator)

Alpha systems available for development (was Re: Intel 810 Random Number Generator)

[Brian Hall]

Anyone who needs access to an Alpha system for development, please go to:

http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/

On 28-Jan-2000 H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> "Theodore Y. Ts'o" wrote:
>> 
>>    Date:   Fri, 28 Jan 2000 01:43:03 -0800
>>    From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>
>> 
>>    Why don't we use the TSC on other architectures that have them, e.g.
>>    Alpha?
>> 
>> Because I don't have a (working) Alpha to test it on.  :-)
>> 
>> Send a patch.....  (I'm doing some work on the random driver at the
>> moment, so this would be a good time to fold it in.)
>> 
> 
> Ah, neither have I though (recent enough that I'd use it.)  I have been
> trying to get one from Compaq/DEC for years, but I don't ever seem to
> get to the right person.  (Is anyone at Compaq that could actually do
> something reading this?)
> 
> I'd really like to get fine-granularity timing on Alpha, just like we
> have on Intel.   I understand the Alpha only has a 32-bit TSC, which
> means it has to be periodically sampled to keep track of the high bits.
> 
>       -hpa

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Brian Hall <brianw.hall@compaq.com>
http://www.bigfoot.com/~brihall
Linux Consultant

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