> On Mon, 2002-07-01 16:28:13 +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl> > wrote in message > <Pine.GSO.3.96.1020701161009.7601E-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl>: > > On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > > > > > Okay, stupid idea. All these flush functions seem to be never called in > > > parallel or recursive, so if might be possible to have a global flags > > > variable and instead of always calling __save..() and __restore..(), > > > we bulid a pair of inline functions doing this. This wouldn't give > > > any penalty for !CONFIG_CPU_R4X00 and doesn't obscure the code so much > > > as all those #ifdef and #endif's would do... I'll test my suggestion > > > as fast as I reach my Indy again (is powered down at home...). > > > > Feel free to use the change privately. Otherwise please code a real fix, > > i.e. a set of buggy-R4600-specific functions, as CONFIG_CPU_R4X00 means > > other processors as well, e.g. R4000 or R4400 which are fine here. > > > > Actually blocking interrupts for over 0.01s as it used to be done is > > Ah. That would explain the huge time drifts when the box is under > load... > Indeed, I'm now running 2.4.18, and for the first time my DS5000/260 and DS5000/200 can keep exact time, even under heavy load. Btw, I use a R4400SC CPU. -- Karel van Houten ---------------------------------------------------------- The box said "Requires Windows 95 or better." I can't understand why it won't work on my Linux computer. ----------------------------------------------------------
