On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:02:49 +0530 Subrata Modak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 13:58 +0000, Darren Hart wrote:
> > On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 16:11 +0530, Subrata Modak wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 12:36 +0200, Sebastien Dugue wrote:
> > > >   Hi Daniel,
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:02:54 +0200 Daniel Gollub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > in testcases/realtime/func/async_handler/run_auto.sh i found this 
> > > > > comment:
> > > > > "The async_handler_tsc test is off by default for now."
> > > > > 
> > > > > Couldn't find any further information why "async_handler_tsc" is 
> > > > > disabled from 
> > > > > the runner script by default. Any further information would be very 
> > > > > appreciated.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm asking because this testcase cause on my machine:
> > > > > "Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 28113083101ns)"
> > > > 
> > > >   Maybe you found the cause ;-)
> > > > 
> > > >   Maybe I could add that the TSC is pretty much an x86 thingy and even
> > > > on x86 platforms there are lots of issues with unsynched TSC.
> > > > 
> > > >   I think this test could be removed completely from the LTP, but I'll
> > > > let more knowledgeable than me people speak up on this topic.
> > > 
> > > And hence i would like to forward this mail to them.
> > 
> > I believe we had written this test to debug the other test with a lower
> > overhead clocksource.  Unfortunately, the tsc is x86 specific, isn't
> > consistent across CPUs on certain systems, and can have it's frequency
> > changed depending on by power states.  For all those reasons, I agree
> > with subrata, and this test can simply be removed from the LTP.
> 
> Removal is proposed by Sebastien, and, hence removed as per your wish.
> 

  Thanks Subrata.

  Sebastien.

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