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From: Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>
Subject: Re: Re: tcpdump locks up kvm host for a while.
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:19:08 -0700
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On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 09:03:21PM +0200, Nikola Ciprich wrote:
> Hello Robin,
> 
> actually I'm stil hitting problems with tcpdump in KVM virtuals..
> what is the content of /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource?
> I guess it'll be kvm-clock, try using clocksource=tsc or hpet kernel parameter.
> does it help?

[    1.911056] Override clocksource tsc is not HRT compatible. Cannot switch while in HRT/NOHZ mode

Will hpet do any better?

-Robin