linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] jiffies counter leaps in 2.6.24-rc3

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Date:	Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:24:02 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@...imi.it>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] jiffies counter leaps in 2.6.24-rc3

On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 06:57:43PM +0100, Stefano Brivio wrote:

 > > adjust_jiffies() always gets called on a speed transition. I'm wondering
 > > if perhaps we shouldn't do that if we're using something other than
 > > the tsc for timekeeping.
 > 
 > I gave other clocksources a try:
 > 
 > morte st3 # cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource
 > acpi_pm pit jiffies tsc
 > 
 > Setting tsc as current clocksource:
 > morte st3 # echo tsc > /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
 > [13367.729060] Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
 > didn't fix anything. Other weirdness here: it looks like it affects my
 > typematic delay and repeat rate.

*grumble*
 
 > Setting jiffies or pit as current clocksource didn't fix anything, but at
 > least it doesn't cause anything bad.
 > 
 > Do you want me to comment out adjust_jiffies() and see what happens?
 
Just for laughs, why not.

	Dave

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