Re: Remove timecounter tc_counter_mask member?

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Sebastian Huber writes:
> On 16.09.23 22:44, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > Sebastian Huber writes:
> > 
> >> the timecounter structure contains a tc_counter_mask which enables
> >> support for time counters implementing less than 32-bits:
> >> Is the sys/x86/isa/clock.c still used? Are there chips on the market
> >> with 24-bit ACPI timers?
> > ... and are there any FreeBSD platforms using narrow timecounters
> > outside the src-tree ?
> > 
> > My personal gut feeling, is that we can get away with it, once i386
> > is out of the picture.
>
> If it is in principle acceptable to remove the tc_counter_mask at some 
> point in time, would it make sense to issue a warning if a timecounter 
> is installed with a mask not equal to 0xffffffff?

It would be a good a way to warn people...

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