linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nohz: add missing handling of clocksource watchdog

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Message-Id: <200812080036.59506.Rafal.Wysocki@fuw.edu.pl>
Date:	Mon, 8 Dec 2008 00:36:59 +0100
From:	"R. J. Wysocki" <Rafal.Wysocki@....edu.pl>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>,
	Lars Winterfeld <lars.winterfeld@...ilmenau.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nohz: add missing handling of clocksource watchdog

On Monday, 8 of December 2008, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> Fixes "Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -974982308 ns)" problem.

Where can I find the description of the problem?

Rafael

> [ IDE was unlucky to be initialized at the same time that
>   clocksource watchdog triggers and was blamed for the issue. ]
> 
> Cc: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
> Cc: Lars Winterfeld <lars.winterfeld@...ilmenau.de>
> Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
> ---
>  kernel/time/tick-sched.c |    2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> ===================================================================
> --- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> +++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
>  #include <linux/sched.h>
>  #include <linux/tick.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/clocksource.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
>  
> @@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ void tick_nohz_update_jiffies(void)
>  	local_irq_restore(flags);
>  
>  	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
> +	clocksource_touch_watchdog();
>  }
>  
>  static void tick_nohz_stop_idle(int cpu)
> 



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