[PATCH] x86, hyperv: bypass the timer_irq_works() check
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Fri Jan 24 21:20:04 UTC 2014
On 01/23/2014 10:02 PM, Jason Wang wrote:
> This patch bypass the timer_irq_works() check for hyperv guest since:
>
> - It was guaranteed to work.
> - timer_irq_works() may fail sometime due to the lpj calibration were inaccurate
> in a hyperv guest or a buggy host.
>
> In the future, we should get the tsc frequency from hypervisor and use preset
> lpj instead.
>
> Cc: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys at microsoft.com>
> Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz at microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang at redhat.com>
This should be in -stable, right?
-hpa
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