Re: [PATCH] x86_64: remove check for CONSTANT_TSC from time.c

On Monday 04 June 2007 19:49, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <[email protected]>
>
> This patch removes the check for the CONSTANT_TSC cpu flag from time.c
> on the x86_64 architecture. At the time this flag is checked at boot the
> cpu init code was yet not executed and thus the check fails. At this
> point the check for VENDOR_AMD and cpu family 0x10 is sufficient.

Wrong fix. The bit just needs to be set earlier in early cpu detect. Otherwise 
there is a problem again with the next constant TSC AMD CPU.
I will do that.

-Andi
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