Re: [PATCH] Dynamic tick, version 050127-1

[Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>]

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* Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> [050206 00:50]:
> Hi!
> 
> > > > Ok, works slightly better: time no longer runs 2x too fast. When TSC
> > > > is used, I get same behaviour  as before ("sleepy machine"). With
> > > > "notsc", machine seems to work okay, but I still get 1000 timer
> > > > interrupts a second.
> > > 
> > > Sounds like your system is not running with the dyn-tick... I'll try
> > > to fix that TSC bug.
> > 
> > The following patch fixes TSC timer with dyn-tick, and local APIC
> > timer on UP system with CONFIG_SMP.
> 
> I disabled CPUFREQ & PREEMPT, but still get "sleepy machine"
> behaviour. Could you perhaps send me your .config?

I don't have CPUFREQ on but I do have PREEMPT. Attached is my
generic config that I'm using on my Celeron box and my dual Athlon
box for testing with NFS root. I don't think your problems are caused
by the Kconfig options any longer though.

Tony

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