Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Display HPET timer option

From: Zwane Mwaikambo
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 15:23:47 EST


On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
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> > Currently the HPET timer option isn't visible in menuconfig.
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> Do you want it to?
>
> Why would you ever compile it out?

For timer testing purposes i sometimes would like not to use the HPET.
Would a runtime switch be preferred?
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