RE: [PATCH RESEND] x86, hyperv: bypass the timer_irq_works() check

2014-03-18 Thread KY Srinivasan
er.kernel.org > Cc: Jason Wang; sta...@vger.kernel.org > Subject: [PATCH RESEND] x86, hyperv: bypass the timer_irq_works() check > > This patch bypass the timer_irq_works() check for hyperv guest since: > > - It was guaranteed to work. > - timer_irq_works() may fail s

[PATCH RESEND] x86, hyperv: bypass the timer_irq_works() check

2014-02-27 Thread Jason Wang
This patch bypass the timer_irq_works() check for hyperv guest since: - It was guaranteed to work. - timer_irq_works() may fail sometime due to the lpj calibration were inaccurate in a hyperv guest or a buggy host. In the future, we should get the tsc frequency from hypervisor and use preset lp