Looks like the HPET spec at intel.com got moved. It isn't hard to find so drop the link, just mention the revision assumed. Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes from v1: actually drop the links, just say "revision 1" in case a new one ever comes out. drivers/char/hpet.c | 2 +- Documentation/timers/hpet.txt | 4 +--- arch/x86/Kconfig | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c index 240b6cf..be54e53 100644 --- a/drivers/char/hpet.c +++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ /* * The High Precision Event Timer driver. * This driver is closely modelled after the rtc.c driver. - * http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf + * See HPET spec revision 1. */ #define HPET_USER_FREQ (64) #define HPET_DRIFT (500) diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt index 767392f..a484d2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt +++ b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@ High Precision Event Timer Driver for Linux The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware follows a specification -by Intel and Microsoft which can be found at - - http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf +by Intel and Microsoft, revision 1. Each HPET has one fixed-rate counter (at 10+ MHz, hence "High Precision") and up to 32 comparators. Normally three or more comparators are provided, diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index 9af2e63..ae79bab 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -777,8 +777,8 @@ config HPET_TIMER HPET is the next generation timer replacing legacy 8254s. The HPET provides a stable time base on SMP systems, unlike the TSC, but it is more expensive to access, - as it is off-chip. You can find the HPET spec at - <http://www.intel.com/hardwaredesign/hpetspec_1.pdf>. + as it is off-chip. The interface used is documented + in the HPET spec, revision 1. You can safely choose Y here. However, HPET will only be activated if the platform and the BIOS support this feature. -- MST -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
