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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Skip tsc synchronization checks if CONSTANT_TSC bit is set.
Andi Kleen wrote:
>
> In the field they will just continue using clock=pit, like they
> always did on vmware. And also they will not update the Linux kernel.
>

That is a totally bogus assumption. You will typically have the host
platform (Vmware in this case) move much much slower than the guests.

> This is strictly for new installations. And I frankly don't
> see why Linux needs to get white listed workarounds when the
> Hypervisor couldn't as well be fixed. We have the bizarre
> situation here where a HV vendor tries to add workarounds
> to Linux instead of fixing it on their products.

... just like every other hardware vendor.

-hpa


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