linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/10] Vmi timer update.patch

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Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:38:12 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
Cc:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@....de>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Virtualization Mailing List <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dan Hecht <dhecht@...are.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/10] Vmi timer update.patch

* Zachary Amsden (zach@...are.com) wrote:
> Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> >Why not submit a patch to do what you need here?  (The Geode comment is
> >a bit worrying though.)
> 
> Why should VMI add workaround into PIT code?

I'm not sure it's a workaround, seems more like a subtle diff (perhaps
it's just an oversight).  I need to rectify it anyway when merging in
the x86_64 version.  It's the way the x86_64 code is working already.
Shutdown for most clockevents tells device to stop ticking.
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