[LinuxBIOS] emulator PIT setup

Marc Jones marc.jones at amd.com
Tue Oct 9 19:27:28 CEST 2007



Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> * ron minnich <rminnich at gmail.com> [071009 18:55]:
>> Just make PIT a device or, if it is simple enough, create a library
>> routine and have either
> 
> where is the PIT located? Southbridge?
> 
>


Some southbridges have incorporated the PIT but it can be a separate 
part - 8253/8254.

Interestingly, I found hardwaremain() contains a call to timer_init(). 
timer_init() doesn't really init the timer completely. I will look at 
this more closely.

Marc

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