"clock timer configuration lost" on non-VIA m.b.

2.4.5-ac14 on an Asus A7A266 w/ Athlon:

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Jun 19 16:14:21 pollux kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
configuration lost - probably a VIA686a motherboard.
Jun 19 16:14:21 pollux kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip

configuration.
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According to the documentation, this is an ALi chipset:

Northbridge: ALi M1647

Southbridge: ALi M1535D+

The message appears irregularly, with a period varying between 10 minutes and an hour.

More system info available on request.

Bobby Bryant
Austin, Texas