linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] timekeeping: Align tick_sched_timer() with the HZ tick. -- regression report

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Message-ID: <20230615092252.8ajVwMXB@linutronix.de>
Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 11:22:52 +0200
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     Mathias Krause <minipli@...ecurity.net>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Gusenleitner Klaus <gus@...a.com>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] timekeeping: Align tick_sched_timer() with the HZ tick.
 -- regression report

On 2023-06-14 00:59:46 [+0200], Mathias Krause wrote:
> Hi Sebastian,
Hi Mathias,

> this change doesn't seem to achieve that goal, unfortunately. Quite the 
> opposite. It makes the (boot) clock run faster and, because of the per-
> boot different offset, differently fast for each boot. Up to the point 
> where it's running too fast to make any progress at all.

I meant to reply to this thread but took the other by accident. Sorry.
This should be addressed by
	https://lore.kernel.org/20230615091830.RxMV2xf_@linutronix.de

Thank you for the report.

> Thanks,
> Mathias

Sebastian