-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, 13 May 2007 16:00:40 -0400 "Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 13 May 2007 19:18:01 GMT > Jack Malmostoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > today I stumbled upon this new project from Intel: > > > > www.linuxpowertop.com > > > > and I have noticed it entered Debian's repository. So I compiled it > > on my iBook and tried to run it, but I didn't get any results. > > The only suggestion that comes out is to configure > > CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y in my kernel. > > So I have checked for it in the config of my stock 2.6.20 on ppc and > > that option is not even included, while it is set to "y" on my AMD64 > > machine. I therefore assume that it's an x86 specific feature that > > will not be available on ppc? Or is it just a matter of time? > > You need a tickless system (CONFIG_NO_HZ). We don't have dynticks on > powerpc yet. > > I don't think that it's x86-specific, so we should be able to benefit > in a few kernel versions. Also, we'll benefit from bug fixes that result from this program. The utility may need ported--I think it reads some values from ACPI--but nothing critical so it should be possible and in fact fairly easy to port to ppc. - -- Andrew J. Barr (614) 581-3537 (Verizon Wireless) "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGR28ghuM+Z62a52oRAvhuAJ9SczPyfSs4ZxDtxAH0qMreiuiwbACfcdq7 gh60bLZs17EQH+kANgJof8s= =lyc9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
