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phk
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V 27
2002-02-25T09:51:17.000000Z
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V 626
Add a new test_counter() function which tries to determine the width of
the inter-value histogram for 2000 samples.  If the width is 3 or less
for 10 consequtive samples, we trust the counter to be good, otherwise
we use the *_safe() method.

This method may be too strict, but the worst which can happen is that
we take the performance hit of the *_safe() method when we should not.

Make the *_safe() method more discriminating by mandating that the three
samples do not span more than 15 ticks on the counter.

Disable the PCI-ident based probing as a means to recognize good
counters.

Inspiration from:	dillon and msmith

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