RTAi on Geode processor

[Elder Costa]

Christian Schroeder wrote:
> it works in principle, but we encountered two problems.
> 
> 1. the GEODE lacks the TSC (time stamp counter) register 
>    - this produce possibly a significant performance impact
>      (see the RTAI docs)

Recent versions does have the TSC. It does not work exactly like other 
pentiums though.

> 
> 2. the GEODE doesn't like to allow another pci board to become
>    a bus master
>    - this makes problems exchanging data between the SBC an other
>      pci boards using dma tranfers
> 

What kind of problems?

Regards.

Elder.