linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] x86, tsc: Allow for high latency in quick_pit

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Message-ID: <20150603033013.GR1187@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2015 20:30:13 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] x86, tsc: Allow for high latency in
 quick_pit_calibrate()

> Then the changelog should say that I think.  The current text says
> "Fast TSC calibration will always fail", which, to me, suggests that
> either the slow calibration will work or that the changelog message
> should be changed.

Ok. No, the slow calibration works I believe.

-Andi
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