linux-kernel - Re: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix?

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Message-ID: <20061028063524.GA7669@hockin.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:35:24 -0700
From:	thockin@...kin.org
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Sergio Monteiro Basto <sergio@...giomb.no-ip.org>,
	Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com>,
	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix?

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 09:06:12PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > So far, has I can understand. Seems to me that my computer which have a
> > Pentium D (Dual Core) on VIA chipset, also have unsynchronized TSC and
> > with the patch of hrtimers on
> 
> Intel systems (except for some large highend systems) have synchronized TSCs. 

Does Intel guarantee that, or is that just what we happen to see, so far.
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