linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/2] timers: Fix base clock forwarding issues

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1610272241400.4913@nanos>
Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2016 22:42:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Ashton Holmes <scoopta@...il.com>
cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Necasek <michal.necasek@...cle.com>,
        stern@...land.harvard.edu, michael.thayer@...cle.com,
        knut.osmundsen@...cle.com, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, rt@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [patch 0/2] timers: Fix base clock forwarding issues

On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Ashton Holmes wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 4:10 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> 
> > Several people have reported USB timeout issues starting in 4.8 which are
> > related to the timer wheel overhaul.
> >
> > The following two patches adress the brown paperbag bugs in that code.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >         tglx
> >
> Sorry it took me so long to reply. I've been rather busy. I've been running
> kernel 4.8.4 with these two patches for the past 2 days and have yet to
> encounter any issues. Thanks.

Thanks for confirmation and all the help with tracking this down!

       tglx
>