linux-kernel - Re: TSC calibration sometimes not correct with RT patch.

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Message-ID: <20070725114142.GB26882@elte.hu>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:41:42 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Henri Hunnekens <henrihunnekens@...il.com>
Cc:	Joachim Deguara <joachim.deguara@....com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: TSC calibration sometimes not correct with RT patch.


* Henri Hunnekens <henrihunnekens@...il.com> wrote:

> That was also my first idea, however the local_irq_disable() routine 
> disables the interrupts according to Ingo, so an SMI is not possible.

both NMIs and SMIs are still possible even in a CLI-ed section.

	Ingo
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