CVSROOT: /cvs
Module name: src
Changes by: [email protected] 2022/08/25 11:54:33
Modified files:
sys/dev/acpi : acpihpet.c
Log message:
acpihpet(4): add acpihpet_delay(), another delay(9) implementation
When lapic_delay() is removed from the tree in the near future, older
machines without a constant/invariant TSC will need a delay(9)
implementation better than i8254_delay().
This patch adds acpihpet_delay(), a delay(9) implementation based on
the ACPI HPET timer. It is preferable to i8254_delay() (0) and
acpitimer_delay() (1000), so set its quality to 2000.
On newer machines, the HPET is slower to read than the PMT on newer
machines for reasons unknown, so _technically_ this quality hierarchy
is not always accurate. However, we expect these newer machines to
have a constant/invariant TSC available, so the inaccuracy is harmless
because tsc_delay() will be available, which is better than both the
PMT and the HPET.
In general, on real hardware that predates wide availability of the
constant/invariant TSC, the HPET is preferable to the PMT.
With input from jsg@.
Link: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=166053729104923&w=2
ok mlarkin@ jsg@
