Re: [PATCH] Skip tsc synchronization checks if CONSTANT_TSC bit isset.

[H. Peter Anvin]

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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