linux-kernel - Re: REGRESSION: the new i386 timer code fails to sync CPUs

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Message-ID: <20060801031406.GL3662@kiste.smurf.noris.de>
Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 2006 05:14:06 +0200
From:	Matthias Urlichs <smurf@...rf.noris.de>
To:	"Siddha\, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@....de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...l.org, bunk@...sta.de,
	lethal@...ux-sh.org, hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp,
	asit.k.mallick@...el.com
Subject: Re: REGRESSION: the new i386 timer code fails to sync CPUs

Hi,

Siddha, Suresh B:
> > No, it's in fact the same speed -- the BIOS just reads it wrongly.
> 
> It sounds to me as a BIOS issue. From the boot log, it is quite clear that
> TSCs are running at different speeds(different bogomips show this).

Ah. OK, that convinces me -- I'll do a BIOS update as soon as possible.

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