[PATCH] Remove Intel check in i386 HPET code

[Andi Kleen <ak _at_ xxxxxx>]

The i386 HPET time setup code would explicitely check for the Intel
vendor ID. That is bogus because other chipset vendors (like AMD) 
are implementing HPET too. 

Remove this check.

-Andi

diff -u linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c~ linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c
--- linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c~	2004-01-04 14:10:59.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.1rc1-bk3-ia32/arch/i386/kernel/time_hpet.c	2004-01-04 14:10:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@
 	    !(id & HPET_ID_LEGSUP))
 		return -1;
 
-	if (((id & HPET_ID_VENDOR) >> HPET_ID_VENDOR_SHIFT) !=
-				HPET_ID_VENDOR_8086)
-		return -1;
-
 	hpet_period = hpet_readl(HPET_PERIOD);
 	if ((hpet_period < HPET_MIN_PERIOD) || (hpet_period > HPET_MAX_PERIOD))
 		return -1;
-
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