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Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/32] Nohz cpusets v2 (adaptive tickless kernel)

From:  Steven Rostedt <rostedt-AT-goodmis.org>
To:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>
Subject:  Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/32] Nohz cpusets v2 (adaptive tickless kernel)
Date:  Tue, 22 May 2012 17:50:51 -0400
Message-ID:  <1337723451.13348.121.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Cc:  Peter Zijlstra <peterz-AT-infradead.org>, Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad-AT-benyossef.com>, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec-AT-gmail.com>, LKML <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, linaro-sched-sig-AT-lists.linaro.org, Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani-AT-kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm-AT-linux-foundation.org>, Avi Kivity <avi-AT-redhat.com>, Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf-AT-tilera.com>, Christoph Lameter <cl-AT-linux.com>, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano-AT-linaro.org>, Geoff Levand <geoff-AT-infradead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-kernel.org>, Max Krasnyansky <maxk-AT-qualcomm.com>, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck-AT-linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Stephen Hemminger <shemminger-AT-vyatta.com>, Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <thebigcorporation-AT-gmail.com>, Zen Lin <zen-AT-openhuawei.org>
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On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 23:31 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> index 590900c..dc8ecc3 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c
> @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ static int __init tsc_setup(char *str)
>  {
>  	if (!strcmp(str, "reliable"))
>  		tsc_clocksource_reliable = 1;
> +	if (!strcmp(str, "perfect")) {
> +		tsc_clocksource_reliable = 1;
> +		sched_clock_stable = 1;
> +	}

	else if(!strcmp(str, "pony")) {
		tsc_clocksource_reliable = 1;
		sched_clock_stable = 1;
		tsc_perfect_smp_synchronization = 1;
	}

-- Steve

>  	if (!strncmp(str, "noirqtime", 9))
>  		no_sched_irq_time = 1;
>  	return 1;
>  




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