Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752364AbWJ0UlX (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:41:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752328AbWJ0UlW (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:41:22 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:24770 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752364AbWJ0UlV (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:41:21 -0400 Subject: Re: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix? From: Lee Revell To: Andi Kleen Cc: linux-kernel , john stultz In-Reply-To: <200610271335.10178.ak@suse.de> References: <1161969308.27225.120.camel@mindpipe> <200610271335.10178.ak@suse.de> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:41:22 -0400 Message-Id: <1161981682.27225.184.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 624 Lines: 16 On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 13:35 -0700, Andi Kleen wrote: > > What are the chances of Linux getting a similar fix? > > Fix isn't the right word i would use for this particular implementation. What exactly does that AMD patch do? Other OS users report that it makes TSC usable for timing again. Does it do something really heavy handed like disable power management features? Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/