What is difference between parameters "hpet=disable" and "nohpet" ?

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Issue

  • What is the Difference between parameters "hpet=disable" and "nohpet" passed to kernel line while booting?
  • Are these parameters architecture dependent ?
  • What is the significance of parameter "hpet" ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 32bit and X86_64 bit architecture
  • HPET Clock source

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