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information about the timer selected during boot: |
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information about the timer selected during boot: |
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<screen> |
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<screen> |
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dmesg | grep "Timecounter" |
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# dmesg | grep "Timecounter" |
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sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=TSC |
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Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 900 |
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Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 |
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Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec |
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Timecounter "TSC" frequency 2531787134 Hz quality 800 |
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# sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=TSC |
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kern.timecounter.hardware: ACPI-fast -> TSC |
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</screen> |
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</screen> |
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</para> |
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</para> |
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</para> |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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<para> |
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Timers used on older PC hardware including the 8254 Programmable Interval |
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Timers used on older PC hardware include the 8254 Programmable Interval |
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Timer (PIT), the real-time clock (RTC), the Advanced Programmable Interrupt |
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Timer (PIT), the real-time clock (RTC), the Advanced Programmable Interrupt |
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Controller (APIC) timer, and the Cyclone timer. These timers aim for |
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Controller (APIC) timer, and the Cyclone timer. These timers aim for |
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millisecond resolution. |
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millisecond resolution. |
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