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

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Message-ID: <20070525084547.GJ8094@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2007 10:45:47 +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>, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [patch] x86_64: fix sched_clock()

On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:44:26AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> 
> > > arch/i386/kernel/sched-clock.c (now built on x86_64 too with the 
> > > patch i sent) uses the tsc_disable global flag which is non-existent 
> > > on x86_64. So my tsc.h change adds that global flag, always-defined 
> > > to 0.
> > 
> > My version of sched_clock.c doesn't have any reference to tsc_disable.
> 
> must be an -mm fix. I used -mm as a basis of my work. Please apply my 
> patch.

I would prefer to find out why the mm patch was added and then hopefully
remove it.  IMNSHO it should not be needed.

-Andi
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