Re: kernel won't boot on a Cyrix MediaGXm (Geode )

[Ingo Molnar]

* Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> any patch we should pick up to make your box boot?
>>
> I've looked through various datasheets and found that the GXm and GXLV  
> Geode processors don't have an incrementor.  I attached two patches. One 
> only calls the incrementor setup for GX1 or better.  The other one  
> removes the incrementor setup entirely.  As the incrementor value  
> differs according to clock speed and we would hope that the BIOS  
> configures it correctly, it is probably the better one to choose.  But I  
> will leave that choice up to you.  Either one works for me. :-)

i went for the commit below and queued it up in tip/x86/urgent - thanks 
Samuel.

what happens if the incrementor is not set up correctly by the BIOS - do 
timer IRQs come incorrectly? Or dont they come at all?

	Ingo

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