[ltp] HPET timer on thinkpads?

[Alex Deucher]

On 10/22/07, Damien Challet <dchallet@onetel.com> wrote:
> My T41p, with no dri and no wifi, gets 50 wake-ups/s with kubuntu 7.10, which
> results in a power consumption of 7.7W at idle with minimum brighness (vs 8.2
> with kubuntu 7.04) and 5.5W with the screen off.
>
> About 50% of the wake-ups come from the hret timer. Powertop suggests to
> enable HPET timer in the kernel (it is) and bios. How is it possible to
> enable it? On which models?

I don't think the t4x laptops have hpet timers.  the t43 might, but
the t40-42 are too old.

Alex