linux-kernel - Re: [patch?] s2ram + P4 + tsc = annoyance

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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2008 10:06:42 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch?] s2ram + P4 + tsc = annoyance


* Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> On Sun 2007-12-30 15:08:15, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > > ok, i prefer this fix a bit more. (we dont want to set last_tsc 
> > > outside of the sync_lock - which your initial patch does)
> > 
> > i've added your patch to x86.git - thanks Mike! (patch below) I 
> > think this would be too dangerous for v2.6.24 though - we can put it 
> > back into -stable for 2.6.24.1, once it had more testing?
> 
> If it is too dangerous for -final, I guess it is bad idea to push it 
> into -stable.

we regularly delay bugs to the .1 release, if a fix is a bit complex and 
just needs a bit of time to be fully trusted for a stable release.

> Plus it does not fix really bad bug.

yeah, granted.

	Ingo
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