[PATCH] Remove Intel check in i386 HPET code
From: Andi Kleen
Date: Sun Jan 04 2004 - 08:16:02 EST
The i386 HPET time setup code would explicitely check for the Intel
vendor ID. That is bogus because other chipset vendors (like AMD)
are implementing HPET too.
Remove this check.
-Andi
diff -u linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c~ linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c
--- linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c~ 2004-01-04 14:10:59.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c 2004-01-04 14:10:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@
!(id & HPET_ID_LEGSUP))
return -1;
- if (((id & HPET_ID_VENDOR) >> HPET_ID_VENDOR_SHIFT) !=
- HPET_ID_VENDOR_8086)
- return -1;
-
hpet_period = hpet_readl(HPET_PERIOD);
if ((hpet_period < HPET_MIN_PERIOD) || (hpet_period > HPET_MAX_PERIOD))
return -1;
-
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