Re: [PATCH] x86: Support always running TSC on Intel CPUs

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Nov 17 2008 - 22:31:18 EST


Arjan van de Ven wrote:

I believe there are CPUs -- again, in the P3-era range at least --
which invoke C2 from the chipset on thermal conditions (and basically
PWM the CPU.) I'd like to get that clarified so we don't trip up on
that.

p3-era cpus didn't stop tsc in c2 afaik.


OK, that's an important distinction too, then.

-hpa
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