linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25.2 - Jiffies/Time jumping back and forth (Regereesion from 2.6.24)

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Date:	Thu, 8 May 2008 16:13:55 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Martin Knoblauch <spamtrap@...bisoft.de>
cc:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>,
	Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hmh@....eng.br
Subject: Re: 2.6.25.2 - Jiffies/Time jumping back and forth (Regereesion from
 2.6.24)

On Thu, 8 May 2008, Martin Knoblauch wrote:
> on two different systems running 2.6.25.2:
> 
> ibm x3650(2xDualCore)
> -------------------------------------
> [root@...dm60 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource
> tsc hpet acpi_pm jiffies
> [root@...dm60 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
> tsc
> 
> HP Proliant DL-380G4 (2xSingleCore)
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> [root@...dm52 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource
> tsc hpet acpi_pm jiffies
> [root@...dm52 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
> tsc
> 
> and on the DL380G4 running 2.6.24:
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> [root@...dm52 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/available_clocksource
> hpet acpi_pm jiffies tsc
> [root@...dm52 ~]# cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource
> hpet

So on 2.6.24 the TSC is declared unstable at some point and 2.6.25
thinks it works fine. Is this the same kernel config (aside of the 24/25 fuzz) ?

Thanks,
	tglx
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