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From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] xen: disable rtc_clock
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:59:46 +0100
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On 01/30/2012 12:56 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>> >  Depending on "-rtc clock=vm" or "-rtc clock=rt", this may not be true.
>
> Good point.
> I should check for rtc_clock == host_clock.
>
>> >  Why do you need to instantiate an RTC at all?
> I don't, in fact in previous versions of this patch series I tried to do
> that but it is difficult and makes the common code worse, so I followed
> Anthony's suggestion of just disabling the rtc_clock.

I see.  It shouldn't surprise you that I completely disagree with 
Anthony on this. :)

Paolo