Re: [URGENT rfc patch 0/3] tsc clocksource bug fix

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 01:34:13PM +0800, Alex Shi wrote:

> If the tsc is marked as constant and nonstop, could we set it as system
> clocksource when do tsc register? w/o checking it on clocksource_watchdog?

I'd not do that; the BIOS can still screw you over, we need some validation.

That said; we do need means to disable the clocksource watchdog -- although I
suppose Frederic might already have provided this for this NOHZ efforts when I
wasn't looking.
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