linux-kernel - Re: [RFC patch] reset TSC at the begining of check_tsc

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Message-ID: <3877989d0906020128g7f82dfc0l47dcaa9a98460111@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:28:49 +0800
From:	Luming Yu <luming.yu@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC patch] reset TSC at the begining of check_tsc_warp

>
> So you're hurting the good systems for one buggy box. I don't think
> that's a good idea.

Yes, the patch should be polished to avoid already-perfect-synced-tsc
case...the whole point of this patch is trying to improve , not damage...
Although I'm not quite sure how much diff the patch could
introduce...,given execution of
the function has already synced between CPUs....But this should be
another topic..
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