Re: [boost] Low-level precision timer proposal

From: Michael Fawcett (michael.fawcett_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-15 16:17:18

On 5/15/06, Silex <silex0r_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if the issue mentioned in this KB article is still
> relevant?
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q274323&
>
> If I read correctly, it's an hardware problem, and those are the
> fabricants involved:
>
> PCI ID  Hardware Vendor
> 1039:0530       Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS)
> 1039:0620       Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS)
> 10B9:0533       Acer Labs, Inc. (ALi)
> 10B9:1533       Acer Labs, Inc. (ALi)
> 1106:0596       VIA Technologies, Inc. (VIA)
> 1106:0686       VIA Technologies, Inc. (VIA)
> 1166:004F       Serverworks Corporation
> 1166:0050       Serverworks Corporation
> 8086:7110       Intel Corporation
>

Ah, I see that now.  It also looks like those IDs are stored in the
registry, so one could theoretically check to see if QPC/QPF performed
correctly for the system, and then fall back on a lower precision but
correct implementation.

--Michael Fawcett