Re: Linux 2.6.29-rc6

From: Jesper Krogh
Date: Sun Mar 01 2009 - 10:05:30 EST


Linus Torvalds wrote:

On Thu, 26 Feb 2009, Jesper Krogh wrote:
Also mind sending the full dmesg for both kernels?
http://krogh.cc/~jesper/dmesg-2.6.29-rc6.txt
http://krogh.cc/~jesper/dmesg-2.6.26.8.txt

Try changing

#define QUICK_PIT_MS 15

in arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c into something bigger. Let's say just doubling it to 30. Does that change anything?

It seems to "slow down" the process (time from bootup to first clock reset).

Mar 1 15:38:41 quad01 ntpd[4603]: synchronized to LOCAL(0), stratum 13
Mar 1 15:38:41 quad01 ntpd[4603]: kernel time sync status change 0001
Mar 1 15:39:47 quad01 ntpd[4603]: synchronized to 10.194.133.13, stratum 4
Mar 1 15:43:02 quad01 ntpd[4603]: synchronized to 10.194.133.12, stratum 4
Mar 1 15:53:41 quad01 ntpd[4603]: time reset -0.352221 s
Mar 1 15:57:18 quad01 ntpd[4603]: synchronized to LOCAL(0), stratum 13
Mar 1 15:58:23 quad01 ntpd[4603]: synchronized to 10.194.133.13, stratum 4
jk@quad01:~$ w
16:03:29 up 28 min, 2 users, load average: 0.04, 0.01, 0.00

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Jesper
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