linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND] Fast TSC calibration fails with v3.14-rc1 and later

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Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:57:39 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
cc:	Jerome Oufella <jerome.oufella@...oirfairelinux.com>,
	Julian Wollrath <jwollrath@....de>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND] Fast TSC calibration fails with v3.14-rc1 and later

On Mon, 10 Mar 2014, Paul Bolle wrote:
> 
> Or is there a way to handle the "SMI nonsense" (whatever that may be)?

No, there is none. That's "value add" from the BIOS/board manufacturer
which utilizes the System Management Interrupt and steals CPU time
from the OS.

Thanks,

	tglx
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