linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] timekeeping: Fix clock stability with nohz

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Date:	Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:16:41 -0800
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
CC:	Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] timekeeping: Fix clock stability with nohz

On 12/07/2013 09:56 AM, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 06, 2013 at 05:43:45PM -0800, John Stultz wrote:
>> Anyway, let me know what you think and I'll run some tests on it this
>> weekend.
>>
>> thanks
>> -john
>>
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
>> index 3abf534..bfb36fd 100644
>> --- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
>> +++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
>> @@ -1056,42 +1056,24 @@ static __always_inline int
>> timekeeping_bigadjust(struct timekeeper *tk,
>>                           s64 *offset)
> John,
>
> Any chance of posting this against a normal kernel?  I am preparing
> "real" tests comparing the three different patches in this thread on
> v3.12.3, but this one does not apply.

Sorry about that. :(  About half the time I try pasting in a patch,
thunderbird seems to decide to ignore the preformat setting and corrupts
whitespace in the patch.

Anyway, patch is attached. Many thanks for the additional testing and
review!

thanks
-john

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