Re: [xen-devel] System time monotonicity

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/4/08 23:58, "Dave Winchell" <dwinchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Your suggestion below is a good one. I'll give it a try and let you know.
>  
> (I thought most systems did expose an hpet, at least modern ones.
> All the systems I use expose it.
> My code defaults back to the tsc way of doing things when no hpet is
> detected.)

It used to be deliberately not exposed because Windows had problems using it in some cases, iirc. If it’s no longer getting hidden in newer systems then that’s a good thing.

Anyhow, yes, please do switch over to system time. I wouldn’t take a HPET-vs-TSC patch anyway.

 -- Keir



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