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x86: Fix sched_clock_cpu for systems with unsynchronized TSC

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On UV systems, the TSC is not synchronized across blades.  The
sched_clock_cpu() function is returning values that can go
backwards  (I've seen as much as 8 seconds) when switching
between cpus.

As each cpu comes up, early_init_intel() will currently set the
sched_clock_stable flag true.  When mark_tsc_unstable() runs, it
clears the flag, but this only occurs once (the first time a cpu
comes up whose TSC is not synchronized with cpu 0).  After this,
early_init_intel() will set the flag again as the next cpu comes
up.

Only set sched_clock_stable if tsc has not been marked unstable.

Signed-off-by: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@sgi.com>
Acked-by: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
LKML-Reference: <20100301174815.GC8224@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Dimitri Sivanich 2010-03-01 11:48:15 -06:00 committed by Ingo Molnar
parent 13dda80e48
commit 14be1f7454
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@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
if (c->x86_power & (1 << 8)) {
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC);
sched_clock_stable = 1;
if (!check_tsc_unstable())
sched_clock_stable = 1;
}
/*