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Bug#440144: Bug#436332: lcd4linux: FTBFS: undefined reference to `rdtscl'



tags 440144 moreinfo wontfix
severity 440144 normal
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 09:15:03AM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> rdtscl is not defined anywhere except in /usr/include/asm-x86_64/msr.h.

rdtscl was removed as linux does not longer assume that it is able to
ask the TSC themself. Also it is unsafe to access the TSC from
userspace. I doubt that it is a bug at all in the kernel. Userspace
should use gettimeofday.

If you really think this is wrong, ask upstream yourself.

Bastian

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