Re: clocksources: order of preference

Philipp Kohlbecher
2008-05-08T11:08:17Z

Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> We also check the TSC with a watchdog mechanism, which verifies that
> is is keeping accurate time. When we detect that TSC does not, we
> replace it by the next available clock source.
>
True. In all the cases I know, the watchdog mechanism worked and marked
the TSC as unstable. The soft lockup only led to a (sometimes
considerable) delay at boot time.
> You may submit one, but it's very unlikely that is gets applied. :)
>
Makes sense. :)

Thank you for your extremely quick reply!
- Philipp Kohlbecher