X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fhpet.txt;h=6ad52d9dad6cab36b4fac984aa3f39b3aba073fe;hb=5dfd06215b951de70b3e610de47813811c822a44;hp=e52457581f47ef0e6274f756a9f70ab8fcb61961;hpb=8006fdd6dc387abaa4b683bda4868c879fd76070;p=linux-2.6 diff --git a/Documentation/hpet.txt b/Documentation/hpet.txt index e52457581f..6ad52d9dad 100644 --- a/Documentation/hpet.txt +++ b/Documentation/hpet.txt @@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ The High Precision Event Timer (HPET) hardware is the future replacement for the 8254 and Real Time Clock (RTC) periodic timer functionality. -Each HPET can have up two 32 timers. It is possible to configure the +Each HPET can have up to 32 timers. It is possible to configure the first two timers as legacy replacements for 8254 and RTC periodic timers. A specification done by Intel and Microsoft can be found at -. +. The driver supports detection of HPET driver allocation and initialization of the HPET before the driver module_init routine is called. This enables