Re: [PATCH v4: kvm 1/4] Code motion. Separate timer intializationinto an indepedent function.

[Avi Kivity]

On 09/30/2009 06:06 PM, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> On 09/30/2009 05:56 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > On 09/30/2009 05:51 PM, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> >
> > If the API allows us to query the tsc frequency, it would simply 
> > return the same values in all cases, which we'd ignore.
>
> The API only allows querying the processor frequency.  In the 
> constant_tsc case, the highest processor frequency is likely going to 
> be the actual TSC frequency, but I don't think it's a guarantee; 
> theoretically, it could be faster on normal hardware ... or slower on 
> overclocked hardware with an externally clocked TSC.

Well we could add a new API then (or a new tscfreq notifier).  Those 
conditionals don't belong in client code.

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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