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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: [patch] i386: port ATI timer fix from x86_64 to i386
From:       Andrew Morton <akpm () osdl ! org>
Date:       2006-02-28 23:21:24
Message-ID: 20060228152124.616e6c1c.akpm () osdl ! org
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Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> wrote:
>
> Disable timer routing over 8254 when an ATI chipset is detected
>  (autodetect is only implemented for ACPI, but these are new systems
>  and should be using ACPI anyway.)  Adds boot options for manually
>  disabling and enabling this feature. Also adds a note to the timer
>  error message caused by this change explaining that this error
>  is expected on ATI chipsets.

umm, why did you write this patch?  Presumably it's fixing something, but
what?
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