Re: [patch?] s2ram + P4 + tsc = annoyance

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sat Jan 05 2008 - 04:07:25 EST



* Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sun 2007-12-30 15:08:15, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > > ok, i prefer this fix a bit more. (we dont want to set last_tsc
> > > outside of the sync_lock - which your initial patch does)
> >
> > i've added your patch to x86.git - thanks Mike! (patch below) I
> > think this would be too dangerous for v2.6.24 though - we can put it
> > back into -stable for 2.6.24.1, once it had more testing?
>
> If it is too dangerous for -final, I guess it is bad idea to push it
> into -stable.

we regularly delay bugs to the .1 release, if a fix is a bit complex and
just needs a bit of time to be fully trusted for a stable release.

> Plus it does not fix really bad bug.

yeah, granted.

Ingo
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