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Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_cputimer.c


From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:49:11 -0700 (PDT)

:
:On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 01:38:37PM -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
:>   Disable the ability to change the system clock with a sysctl.  More
:>   work is needed before this will work (if we ever want to make it work,
:>   that is).  The system clock selected at boot time is the one that will
:>   be used.
:
:Can you just mark the sysctl read-only? Heck, even just returning on
:write support to be fail-safe.
:
:Joerg

   I'll probably remove it entirely, actually.   I don't think we can 
   suppor changing the primary system timebase, not without putting 64 bit
   arithmatic in the critical timer paths.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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