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[PATCH] x86_64: Allow to run main time keeping from the local APIC interrupt
[linux-2.6] / Documentation / x86_64 / boot-options.txt
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@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ APICs
    no_timer_check Don't check the IO-APIC timer. This can work around
                 problems with incorrect timer initialization on some boards.
 
+   apicmaintimer Run time keeping from the local APIC timer instead
+                 of using the PIT/HPET interrupt for this. This is useful
+                 when the PIT/HPET interrupts are unreliable.
+
+   noapicmaintimer  Don't do time keeping using the APIC timer.
+                Useful when this option was auto selected, but doesn't work.
+
 Early Console
 
    syntax: earlyprintk=vga