linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] calibrate: retry with wider bounds when converge seems to fail

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Date:	Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:10:22 +0200
From:	Phil Carmody <ext-phil.2.carmody@...ia.com>
To:	ext Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sboyd@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] calibrate: retry with wider bounds when converge
	seems to fail

On 11/03/11 15:27 -0800, ext Andrew Morton wrote:
> This is more informative, no?
>
> --- a/init/calibrate.c~calibrate-retry-with-wider-bounds-when-converge-seems-to-fail-fix
> +++ a/init/calibrate.c
> @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ recalibrate:
>  	/*
>  	 * If we incremented every single time possible, presume we've
>  	 * massively underestimated initially, and retry with a higher
> -	 * start, and larger range. (Only seen on x86_64.)
> +	 * start, and larger range. (Only seen on x86_64, due to SMIs)
>  	 */
>  	if (lpj + loopadd * 2 == lpj_base + loopadd_base * 2) {
>  		lpj_base = lpj;
> _

Works for me. Thanks.

Phil

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