From: "Friedrich Göpel" <shado23@gmail.com>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix?
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:58:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20061027215843.GA11614@localhost.ntlworld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1161969308.27225.120.camel@mindpipe>
On 13:15 Fri 27 Oct , Lee Revell wrote:
> Someone recently pointed out to me that a Windows "CPU driver update"
> supplied by AMD fixes the unsynced TSC problem on dual core AMD64
> systems.
>
...
> What are the chances of Linux getting a similar fix?
>
> Lee
>
Hi,
This post earlier seems to suggest someone is indeed working on
something similar, if I'm understanding this correctly:
http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/10/27/27
quote:
> Jiri Bohac (jbohac@suse.cz) is currently working on a new timekeeping code for
> x86-64 that takes a significantly different approach that allows for
> precise and fast gettimeofday even on CPUs with unsynchronized TSCs.
Cheers,
Friedrich Göpel
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-10-27 21:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-10-27 17:15 AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix? Lee Revell
2006-10-27 20:18 ` Luca Tettamanti
2006-10-27 23:04 ` thockin
2006-10-28 0:00 ` Luca Tettamanti
2006-10-28 0:17 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 2:46 ` thockin
2006-10-28 3:59 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 6:32 ` thockin
2006-10-28 9:14 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-10-28 18:22 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 19:57 ` Vojtech Pavlik
2006-10-28 22:54 ` thockin
2006-10-28 1:04 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 3:28 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 5:28 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-28 18:08 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 19:14 ` thockin
2006-10-30 17:22 ` Langsdorf, Mark
2006-10-28 18:37 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 19:15 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-28 19:18 ` thockin
2006-10-28 19:32 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-28 19:42 ` thockin
2006-10-28 20:16 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-28 19:33 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 20:04 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-28 20:11 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 20:36 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-29 1:28 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 21:00 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-31 11:12 ` Pádraig Brady
2006-10-31 15:31 ` Willy Tarreau
2006-10-30 20:30 ` Christoph Lameter
2006-10-27 20:35 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-27 20:41 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-27 21:48 ` Chris Friesen
2006-10-27 22:08 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-28 3:58 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-10-28 4:06 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 4:22 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-10-30 3:10 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-10-30 15:23 ` Andi Kleen
[not found] ` <1162253008.2999.9.camel@localhost.portugal>
2006-10-31 0:14 ` Lee Revell
2006-10-31 0:25 ` john stultz
2006-10-31 2:41 ` Siddha, Suresh B
2006-10-31 15:05 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-01 1:46 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-01 2:44 ` Siddha, Suresh B
2006-11-08 0:22 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-08 19:53 ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-11-09 0:39 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-09 1:13 ` john stultz
2006-11-09 1:27 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-15 1:51 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
[not found] ` <20061115193514.41C01102C011@mail.goron.de>
2006-11-16 1:38 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-11-16 1:45 ` Sergio Monteiro Basto
2006-10-28 6:35 ` thockin
2006-10-28 6:46 ` Andrew Morton
2006-10-28 6:49 ` thockin
2006-10-28 7:13 ` Andrew Morton
2006-10-28 7:25 ` thockin
2006-10-28 9:46 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 9:45 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-28 9:48 ` Andi Kleen
2006-10-27 21:58 ` Friedrich Göpel [this message]
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