* Andreas Herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Commits
> - c52f61fcbdb2aa84f0e4d831ef07f375e6b99b2c
> (x86: allow TSC clock source on AMD Fam10h and some cleanup)
> - e30436f05d456efaff77611e4494f607b14c2782
> (x86: move X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC into early cpu feature detection)
>
> are supposed to fix the detection of contant TSC for AMD CPUs.
> Unfortunately on x86_64 it does still not work with current x86/mm.
> For a Phenom I still get:
>
> ...
> TSC calibrated against PM_TIMER
> Marking TSC unstable due to TSCs unsynchronized
> time.c: Detected 2288.366 MHz processor.
> ...
>
> We have to set c->x86_power in early_identify_cpu to properly detect
> the CONSTANT_TSC bit in early_init_amd.
>
> Attached patch fixes this issue. Following the relevant boot
> messages when the fix is used:
>
> ...
> TSC calibrated against PM_TIMER
> time.c: Detected 2288.279 MHz processor.
> ...
> Initializing CPU#1
> ...
> checking TSC synchronization [CPU#0 -> CPU#1]: passed.
> ...
> Initializing CPU#2
> ...
> checking TSC synchronization [CPU#0 -> CPU#2]: passed.
> ...
> Booting processor 3/4 APIC 0x3
> ...
> checking TSC synchronization [CPU#0 -> CPU#3]: passed.
> Brought up 4 CPUs
> ...
>
> Patch is against x86/mm (v2.6.24-rc8-672-ga9f7faa).
> Please apply.
thanks, applied.
Ingo
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