On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 07:14:29PM -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > > > > Note: AFAICT we can't calculate the epoch without RTC. But then > > again, this epoch is just as defined by the time BIOS enables RTC > > interrupts, so why not define it ourselves? I propose that we define > > epoch as the time in which our TSC code is initialized. > > > > If knowing the time in which BIOS was started is really useful, maybe > > we could #ifdef it instead. Though if it's not I'd prefer the > > simplicity. > > So far we never use the value returned by ``grub_get_time_ms()`` as an > absolute time. It is currently only used in relative terms, so only > the rate at which it changes is important, not the definition of the > zero point. Perhaps that simplifies things? I think it's fine to go > with that definition for now -- if we need to use absolute time at some > point, we can deal with it then.
Hi Colin, As far as I'm concerned the combined patch can be committed, even without the cpuid harmonization I suggested (we can always arrange that later). If there's no objection I'll check it in. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
