2017-09-28 18:04-0700, Wanpeng Li: > From: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng...@hotmail.com> > > The description in the Intel SDM of how the divide configuration > register is used: "The APIC timer frequency will be the processor's bus > clock or core crystal clock frequency divided by the value specified in > the divide configuration register." > > Observation of baremetal shown that when the TDCR is change, the TMCCT > does not change or make a big jump in value, but the rate at which it > count down change. > > The patch update the emulation to APIC timer to so that a change to the > divide configuration would be reflected in the value of the counter and > when the next interrupt is triggered. > > Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com> > Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrc...@redhat.com> > Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng...@hotmail.com> > ---
Why do we need to do more than just restart the timer? The TMCCT should remain roughly at the same level -- changing divide count modifies target_expiration and it looks like apic_get_tmcct() would get the same result like before changing divide count. Thanks.
