"Amy Lear ([EMAIL PROTECTED])" wrote:
>
> 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.)
Uh... I could write a little kernel that tries to enable tha LAPIC...
Ramon
