From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761553AbYBBNMt (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:12:49 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757249AbYBBNMm (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:12:42 -0500 Received: from fmmailgate05.web.de ([217.72.192.243]:61960 "EHLO fmmailgate05.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753576AbYBBNMm convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:12:42 -0500 Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:12:40 +0100 Message-Id: <141150637@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: devzero@web.de To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: dhecht@vmware.com, tglx@linutronix.de Subject: Re: Linux VM completely lost it`s timesource !? Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ X-Provags-Id: V01U2FsdGVkX191Aux8lDqDWFNF0cd4uTBoWfUAuqwgPZaTYFICkkpFTLvTy Jo9rGsRf+7tnYbHB6shsdktNhB7NkxxY+78gP+Fj6B7QiiXt9c= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource acpi_pm cannot switch to any other clocksource, "echo tsc|jiffies|pit >current_clocksource" doesn`t have any effect. current_clocksource stays at acpi_pm maybe somebody has a clue what to check besides this? thanks roland >I`m running 2.6.24 kernel in a recent version of vmware workstation and i`m unsure if \ >i hit a linux issue or a vmware issue here. > >after suspend/resume (hibernate) of my physical system (win xp), the linux guest \ >seems to have lost it´s timesource. > >don`t know much about timers in linux, so let me explain first: > >the guest was running when i suspended the xp host. >the xp host is running fine after resume. >the guest has issues. > >triggering a console beep inside the linux VM now doesn`t give a short beep but \ >terrorizing me with a never-ending continuous beep. > >seems to be a timer issue inside the guest, since tools like top, vmstat, watch etc \ >don`t work anymore. the system clock gone crazy, too - it`s counting from 22:40:47 to \ >22:40:51 and then constantly jumps back to 22:40:47 > >can someone give an advice what to check to make sure that this is NOT a linux issue \ >? i will contact vmware then afterwards. > >regards >roland > >ps: >i did a snapshot of the VM and could preserve the state of the system this way. ________________________________________________________ Bis 50 MB Dateianhänge? Kein Problem! http://www.digitaledienste.web.de/freemail/club/lp/?lp=7