[ltp] HPET timer on thinkpads?

[Joerg Platte]

Am Montag, 22. Oktober 2007 schrieb Henrique de Moraes Holschuh:
> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > I don't think the t4x laptops have hpet timers.  the t43 might, but
> > the t40-42 are too old.
>
> The T43 does have an HPET, but you need patches in the -rt (real-time)
> kernel to force-enable it.  And I am not sure it actually saves any power
> in the specific case of the T43.
>
> I don't know about the earlier T4x models.  Check Intel documentation for
> the ICH and MCH chips on those ThinkPads, if you really want to know.

My T40p has a HPET timer, but I need the -hrt patch to enable it.

regards,
Jörg