Re: SMP buildworld times / performance tests

[Mike Smith]

> > > >Only the i8254 timecounter hardware currently needs interrupt-disabling,
> > > >but it is hopefully never used on SMP machines.
> > > 
> > > Worse.  It is used by default on SMP machines which don't sport the
> > > PIIX timecounter.
> > 
> > ie. anything using the PIIX3 or older (think 440FX dual P6 systems, etc.)
> 
> On the box below, a relative new dual PIII box, with a Intel
> motherboard, does it use the i8254 or the PIIX timecounter ?

sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware

(should have been hw.timecounter.hardware, but whatever)


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