Re: [patch] Add insmod option to force the use of the backup timer.

[Gerd Hoffmann]

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 11:23:46AM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>  > The test which automatically enables the backup timer on some HP
>  > machines doesn't trigger on other hardware which needs the backup
>  > timer too.
> 
> Did you figure out *why* that test doesn't trigger?

I didn't, probably a slightly different hardware bug.

> Making that work seems a better solution to me than adding magic
> options that users won't know they have to use.

Sure, that would be better.  I'll leave that to the ibm guys who own the
hardware in question ;)

cheers,
  Gerd

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Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
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