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Re: Gryphon 68030 [message #2098 is a reply to message #2095] Sun, 26 March 2017 02:25 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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mikemac wrote on Sun, 26 March 2017 00:19


Do any of the 68K designs have a periodic interrupt aka jiffies? I'm used to seeing a 100Hz timer to run the scheduler off of.


On the T030, I use timer A on the 68901 MFP to generate the timer interrupt for the scheduler. Without a timer interrupt, the Linux kernel will be stuck at "Calibrating delay loop...". The timers in the 68901 are only 8 bit, so any timing related stuff is very unprecise and the clock drifts like mad (no RTC on the simple T030 board).

The Jackalope board has a 68230 used for the parallel port. According to the data sheet, the 68230 also has a 24 bit timer. I assume this could be used for the timer interrupt.

/Tobias
 
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