Re: Timer idea

[Christopher Friesen]

linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:

> On ix86 machines, basic time comes from chip(s), read from ports.
> That's just another tiny little problem.

I'm sure you already know this, but x86 can also use the HPET for 
timestamps, as well as the TSC if it's available.

Chris
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