Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO.

From: Radim KrÄmÃÅ
Date: Mon Sep 21 2015 - 11:43:49 EST


2015-09-21 17:12+0200, Radim KrÄmÃÅ:
> 2015-09-20 19:57-0300, Marcelo Tosatti:
> > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 05:54:28PM +0200, Radim KrÄmÃÅ wrote:
>>> This patch series will be disabling PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO flag and is
>>> RFC because I haven't explored many potential problems or tested it.
>>
>> The justification to disable PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO is because you
>> haven't explored potential problems or tested it? Sorry can't parse it.

I missed that one, sorry.
PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO is disabled because it breaks ABI.
Not testing nor ruling out all problems is a justification for RFC.

(This patch series
- will be disabling PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO flag and
- is RFC because I haven't explored many potential problems or tested
it [this patch series])
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