linux-kernel - [clocksource] jiffies as clocksource kills box

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Message-Id: <1200376168.4137.40.camel@homer.simson.net>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:49:28 +0100
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [clocksource] jiffies as clocksource kills box

Greetings,

Per $subject, echo jiffies > current_clocksource pretty thoroughly kills
my P4 box, and does so with every kernel I have (2.6.22->present).  I
can drive the box via mouse clicks and poke around, but trying to select
another clocksource thereafter is nogo.. cat current_clocksource emits
jiffies, and box remains comatose unless prodded.

config attached

	-Mike

(I don't miss it, stumbled across while rummaging elsewhere...)

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