linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86_64: fix sched

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Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 10:02:09 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Satyam Sharma <satyam.sharma@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86_64: fix sched_clock()

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 09:54:46AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> Subject: [patch] x86_64: fix sched_clock()
> From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> 
> sched_clock() is totally broken on x86_64, because it is not defined by 
> the architecture at all! It fell the victim to the opaqueness of 
> __attribute__((weak)) and to non-testing.

More non retesting.

> 
> the i386 version was supposed to be used. This patch fixes that. Booted 
> and tested on x86_64 and i386.

Hmm indeed. I actually had it correct at some point (i remember
fixing 64bit compile errors in sched-clock ;-). I guess the Makefile hunk 
accidentially dropped out during some later merging and this didn't get 
noticed due to the weak attribute.

That also explains the issue reported by Peter earlier I guess.

-Andi

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