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| From | "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | [PATCH v2] hpet: drop stale link |
| Date | 2016-02-11 00:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <r0M3w-pI-25@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Looks like the HPET spec at intel.com got moved. It isn't hard to find so drop the link, just mention the revision assumed. Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> --- Changes from v1: actually drop the links, just say "revision 1" in case a new one ever comes out. drivers/char/hpet.c | 2 +- Documentation/timers/hpet.txt | 4 +--- arch/x86/Kconfig | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c index 240b6cf..be54e53 100644 --- a/drivers/char/hpet.c +++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ /* * The High Precision Event Timer driver. * This driver is closely modelled after the rtc.c driver. - * http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf + * See HPET spec revision 1. */ #define HPET_USER_FREQ (64) #define HPET_DRIFT (500) diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt index 767392f..a484d2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt +++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@ High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware follows a specification -by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at - - http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf +by Intel and Microsoft, revision 1. Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision") and up to 32 comparators. Normally three or more comparators are provided, diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 9af2e63..ae79bab 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -777,8 +777,8 @@ config HPET_TIMER HPET is the next generation timer replacing legacy 8254s. The HPET provides a stable time base on SMP systems, unlike the TSC, but it is more expensive to access, - as it is off-chip. You can find the HPET spec at - <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf>. + as it is off-chip. The interface used is documented + in the HPET spec, revision 1. You can safely choose Y here. However, HPET will only be activated if the platform and the BIOS support this feature. -- MST
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[PATCH v2] hpet: drop stale link "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> - 2016-02-11 00:10 +0100
Re: [PATCH v2] hpet: drop stale link Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-02-12 04:30 +0100
[tip:x86/urgent] hpet: Drop stale URLs "tip-bot for Michael S. Tsirkin" <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2016-02-17 13:20 +0100
Re: [tip:x86/urgent] hpet: Drop stale URLs Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de> - 2016-02-18 07:50 +0100
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