Re: [PATCH] TX4927 processor can support different speeds

[Manish Lachwani <mlachwani@mvista.com>]

Ralf Baechle wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 08:41:40PM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote:
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>  
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> > > Based on the feedback from Toshiba, the TX4927 processor can support different 
> > > speeds. Attached patch takes care of that. If you find this approach reasonable, 
> > > can you please check it in
> > >      
> > Shoudn't this better be tunable via /proc?
> >    
> By the time that interface becomes available interrupt timers would
> already have been missprogrammed.  Try to calibrate the CPU timer against
> some external timer such as the RTC instead.  It's already being done
> on the Indy.
>
>  Ralf
>
>  
Hi Ralf,

Why is this approach (in the patch) bad?

Thanks
Manish Lachwani