linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] x86_64: enable clockevents and dynticks

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Date:	Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:23:39 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/5] x86_64: enable clockevents and dynticks


* Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org> wrote:

> This series converts x86_64 timers to clockevents drivers and then 
> enables dynticks.  There's some minor cleanups along the way.  The 
> lapic broadcast mechanism is untested, I'm sure it still needs work, 
> there's still some cruft in lapic_setup_timer.
> 
> This is just for comments at this point, now that it's working on my 
> test box in both NO_HZ=n and NO_HZ=n configurations (typically using 
> hpet).

hm, neat - did you take a look at the x86_64 clockevents code that is in 
-rt and that has been there for a year or so and has been tested quite 
extensively?

	Ingo
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