Re: Timestamp counters on SMP

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Mar 29 2000 - 06:02:15 EST


> there are notebooks which change the CPU speed and voltage (and the TSC
> speed as well), depending on the load. This is a much bigger problem.

Current x86 notebooks dont change the TSC speed. They change the clock duty
cycle not the clock rate.

Alan

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