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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de,
	rusty@rustcorp.com.au, jeremy@goop.org, --cc@redhat.com,
	mingo@elte.hu, avi@quramnet.com, kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glauber@t60.localdomain>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] raise tsc clocksource rating
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:17:54 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47267832.1060003@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <11936994092607-git-send-email-gcosta@redhat.com>

Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
> From: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glauber@t60.localdomain>
> 
> tsc is very good time source (when it does not have drifts, does not
> change it's frequency, i.e. when it works), so it should have its rating
> raised to a value greater than, or equal 400.
> 
> Since it's being a tendency among paravirt clocksources to use values
> around 400, we should declare tsc as even better: So we use 500.
> 
> This patch also touches the comments on clocksource.h, which suggests
> that 499 would be a limit on the rating values.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@redhat.com>

Are you sure these paravirt sources don't intentionally trump the TSC?

	-hpa


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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa
	<gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: jeremy-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org,
	avi-i/T1Zxg06OZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org,
	kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Glauber de Oliveira Costa
	<glauber-aMxvdZfKFXomYvmMESoHnA@public.gmane.org>,
	--cc-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] raise tsc clocksource rating
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:17:54 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47267832.1060003@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <11936994092607-git-send-email-gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
> From: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <glauber-aMxvdZfKFXomYvmMESoHnA@public.gmane.org>
> 
> tsc is very good time source (when it does not have drifts, does not
> change it's frequency, i.e. when it works), so it should have its rating
> raised to a value greater than, or equal 400.
> 
> Since it's being a tendency among paravirt clocksources to use values
> around 400, we should declare tsc as even better: So we use 500.
> 
> This patch also touches the comments on clocksource.h, which suggests
> that 499 would be a limit on the rating values.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Are you sure these paravirt sources don't intentionally trump the TSC?

	-hpa


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-10-30  0:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-10-29 23:10 [PATCH] raise tsc clocksource rating Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-29 23:10 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-29 22:17 ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-10-29 22:17   ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-10-29 22:36   ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30  1:26   ` john stultz
2007-10-30  2:39   ` Rusty Russell
2007-10-30  2:39     ` Rusty Russell
2007-10-30  7:37     ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30  7:37       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30 10:52       ` Rusty Russell
2007-10-30 10:52         ` Rusty Russell
2007-10-30 12:13       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-30 12:13         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-29 22:42 ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 22:42   ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 22:45   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 22:45     ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 22:48   ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 22:52     ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 22:52       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 22:55       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 23:17         ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 23:17           ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 23:21           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 23:21             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 23:33             ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-29 23:33               ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-10-30  0:45             ` Ian Pratt
2007-10-30  0:45               ` Ian Pratt
2007-10-30  7:19               ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30  7:19                 ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 22:55     ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 22:55       ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 23:02       ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 23:13         ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 23:17           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-29 23:17             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30 12:02           ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-30 12:02             ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-30 17:58             ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-30 17:58               ` Zachary Amsden
2007-10-29 23:24         ` Dan Hecht
2007-10-29 23:24           ` Dan Hecht
2007-10-30  4:24           ` [kvm-devel] " Avi Kivity
2007-10-30  4:24             ` Avi Kivity
2007-10-30  7:14           ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30  7:14             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-10-30 11:59       ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-30 11:59         ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-10-30  0:17 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2007-10-30  0:17   ` H. Peter Anvin

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