linux-kernel - Re: + clocksource-increase-initcall-priority.patch added to -mm tree

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Date:	Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:06:52 +0200
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	akpm@...l.org
Cc:	dwalker@...sta.com, johnstul@...ibm.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	zippel@...ux-m68k.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: + clocksource-increase-initcall-priority.patch added to -mm
	tree

On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 18:53 -0700, akpm@...l.org wrote:
> Since it's likely that this interface would get used during bootup I moved all
> the clocksource registration into the postcore initcall.  This also eliminated
> some clocksource shuffling during bootup.

We had the init call in postcore already. John moved it to module init
to eliminate trouble with unsynced / unstable TSCs, IIRC.

John, can you please comment on this.

	tglx
 


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