Re: Linux 2.2.18: /proc/apm slows system time (was: Linux 2.2.19pre3)
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:31:29 +0000 (GMT)
> This had been a report for a non-portable computer which should (Duron)
> indeed have a TSC, that is, /proc/cpuinfo lists one ;-) Do 486s
> generally have APM so it might be worth fixing/working around for them?
>
> If so, would re-reading from CMOS for boxes without TSC be a "valid"
> solution?
The TSC one is fairly sane, the CMOS gets messy because host and CMOS time
are not always the same
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