On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 01:12:03AM +0200, Ramon van Handel wrote:
> > So if we wanted highly accurate timing, we need a mechanism for
> > interrupting us in the middle. Fortunately, the built-in
> > APIC on the Pentium has a timer based on CPU clock speed which
> > can do this. It can be programmed to either periodic or one-shot
> > mode. (thanks to one of the developers for suggesting use of
> > this timer facility)
>
> The problem is that we still don't know whether this timer
> is present on AMD. I fear that it may not be.
>
> Ramon
I _believe_ that the AMD K6-2/K6-3 processors have this timer, but I'm not
certain. Can someone provide a way of testing this? (I'm using a K6-2.)
I also have a plain K6 available, if it would be useful to test that as well.
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