linux-kernel - Re: [patch 18/20] clean up tsc-based sched

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Message-ID: <4616D758.6020300@goop.org>
Date:	Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:27:20 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, virtualization@...ts.osdl.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 18/20] clean up tsc-based sched_clock

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:12:09 -0700 Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> Three cleanups:
>>  - change "instable" -> "unstable"
>>  - its better to use get_cpu_var for getting this cpu's variables
>>  - change cycles_2_ns to do the full computation rather than just the
>>    tsc->ns scaling.  Its a simpler interface, and it makes the function
>>    more generally useful.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>
>>
>> ---
>>  arch/i386/kernel/sched-clock.c |   35 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>>     
>
> I'm dropping the relevant patch from Andi's tree due to it causing
> mysterious hangs when initscripts start ondemand.  So I'll need to drop
> this patch and "[patch 19/20] Add a sched_clock paravirt_op".
>   

OK.  That just means we need to go back to the original "Add a
sched_clock paravirt_op" follow-on patch.

> I still need to work out why that hang is happening - it is very
> mysterious.  I got as far as working out that it was hanging on
> write_seqlock_irqsave(xtime_lock), then remembered that it's with
> CONFIG_SMP=n so I stomped off to bed in disgust.  Later.
>   

Hangs always, or just sometimes?  I haven't seen any problems with it.

    J
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