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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/timers/hpet.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/char/hpet.c | 2 |
3 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt b/Documentation/timers/hpet.txt index 767392ffd31e..a484d2c109d7 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 ab2ed5328f0a..c46662f64c39 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ 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. diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c index 240b6cf1d97c..be54e5331a45 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) |