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From: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
Subject: Re: [Patch]  time resolution fix.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:55:40 -0700
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Keir Fraser wrote:

> Well, freezing the TSC while a guest is descheduled is not very nice at 
> all, but I can imagine it stops you getting time went backwards messages 
> if you are also forcibly re-setting the TSC on PIT ticks. :-)

I think freezing the TSC is probably a very bad idea for guests. I 
really do want to know what's going on.


> In summary, I'm not sure about this patch. I feel that if I take it I'm 
> encouraging 'onward and upward' development without spending the time to 
> make sure fundamental abstractions like time are designed and 
> implemented soundly.

I think you should heed your intuition ... it's usually quite solid!

thanks

ron