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Re: [Xen-users] clocksource/0: Time went backwards

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] clocksource/0: Time went backwards
From: Jan Marquardt <jm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:04:38 +0200
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Hi,

does anyone know if this issue has been fixed under Ubuntu Hardy with kernel version 2.6.24 and Xen 3.2? I'm asking this, because maybe we are experiencing some side-effects by setting the clocksource to jiffies.

Regards,

Jan

Gareth Bult wrote:
Hi,

Based on my experiences so far I'm at a loss as to why "xen" ever appears as a 
clock source, it just seems to make Xen instances totally unreliable.

I always add "clock=jiffies" to my "extra" line in DomU's config files ...

If someone can explain the difference between clocks and why Xen is the default 
and why it doesn't work I would be very grateful ...

Gareth.

----- Original Message -----
step 3.: "Jan Marquardt" <jm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bart Verwilst" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 22 January 2008 10:15:21 o'clock (GMT) Europe/London
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] clocksource/0: Time went backwards

Hi Bart, hi guys,

I've to fetch this issue again, because I'm encountering nearly the same problem.

I decided to change something to see if it works, so i did:
cat /sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource, which showed 
"xen" as usual.
I then did
echo "jiffies" > 
/sys/devices/system/clocksource/clocksource0/current_clocksource, which instantly made my 
clock run again, and stalled programs revived. I saw my webmail ( which was still hanging 
all the time ) spring to life, along with my previously entered reboot command..

Does this fix the problem in the long term? Where did you set this, on dom0 or on domUs or in all of them?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Jan


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