Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote: [Fri Aug 26 2005, 08:53:35PM EDT]
>
> Yes. Looks like "ti->drift = HPET_DRIFT;" is right here. However, I
> would
> like to double check this with Bob.
>
> Thanks,
> Venki
>
> >-Original Message-
> >From: Alex Williamson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:17 AM
> >To: Pallipadi, Venkatesh
> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> >Subject: HPET drift question
> >
> >Hi Venki,
> >
> > I'm confused by the calculation of the drift value in the hpet
> >driver. The specs defines the recommended minimum hardware
> >implementation is a frequency drift of 0.05% or 500ppm. However, the
> >drift passed in when registering with the time interpolator is:
> >
> >ti->drift = ti->frequency * HPET_DRIFT / 100;
> >
> >Isn't that absolute number of ticks per second drift? The time
> >interpolator defines the drift in parts per million. Shouldn't this
> >simply be:
> >
> >ti->drift = HPET_DRIFT;
> >
> >The current code seems to greatly penalize any hpet timer with greater
> >than a 1MHz frequency. Thanks,
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >--
> >Alex Williamson HP Linux & Open Source Lab
> >
> >
Hi Venki:
Alex and I had an earlier IRC discussion where we agreed that HPET_DRIFT
should be the value. We were just verifying with you.
thanks,
bob
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