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[PATCH v2] hpet: drop stale link

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)
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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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