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

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Date:	Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:25:19 -0700
From:	thockin@...kin.org
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	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 Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 12:13:16AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/22/104
> > 
> > Nothing at all, or just the the low few bits are writeable?
> 
> We don't know - the tsc sync code doesn't remeasure the errors after "correcting"
> them.

I read the thread.  Just as a challenge, I'd love to poke at such a
system, but I doubt very much I'll get the chance :)

Tim
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