Re: [patch 02/15] clocksource: Always verify highres capability

From: John Stultz
Date: Mon Apr 29 2013 - 20:34:43 EST


On 04/25/2013 01:31 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
If a clocksource has a (wrong) high rating, but can't be used as a
timebase for oneshot tick mode, it is unconditionally selected even
when the system is already in oneshot tick mode. This causes full
system failure.

Verify the clocksource selection against the oneshot mode.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner<tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>

thanks
-john

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