Re: 0n the heels on 10khz patch for 2.6 here is the patch for 2.4 hot of the press

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> just wanted to thank Jean-Marc Valin for the 10khz patch, 
> here is the patch for 2.4, it boots for me for 2.4G HT/SMP enabled CPU
> but YMMV
> 
> i am not subscribed to the list so please cc me personally
> if it were not for kerneltrap i would have never seen the original
> patch

First, it is preferable to inline patches.

> diff -urN linux-2.4.22/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c 10klinux-2.4.22/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
> --- linux-2.4.22/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c	2003-06-13 07:51:29.000000000 -0700
> +++ 10klinux-2.4.22/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c	2003-12-15 17:55:37.000000000 -0800
> @@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
>  	 * chipset timer can cause.
>  	 */
>  
> -	} while (delta < 300);
> +	} while (delta < 30);
>  }
>  
>  /*


Second, I'm not sure how good idea this is. Others are bugfixes, but
this has ability to break stuff.

								Pavel
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