From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751717AbXDDVXi (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:23:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751769AbXDDVXi (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:23:38 -0400 Received: from mx2.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.151.9]:44349 "EHLO mx2.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751717AbXDDVXh (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:23:37 -0400 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 23:23:24 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Andrew Morton Cc: john stultz , lkml , Thomas Gleixner , Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [PATCH -mm] fix jiffies clocksource inittime Message-ID: <20070404212324.GA19899@elte.hu> References: <1175716216.17711.59.camel@localhost> <20070404134310.12ad3ab8.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070404134310.12ad3ab8.akpm@linux-foundation.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -2.0 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-2.0 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.0.3 -2.0 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Andrew Morton wrote: > If so: worrisome. Startup ordering issues are fragile and tricky. > Time management is fragile and tricky. The combination of the two > doesn't get any better ;) > > An option would be to test it in 2.6.22-rcX for a while, then backport > to 2.6.21.x. is the v2.6.21 release so close? From all i can see Adrian Bunk still has a very sizable regressions list, which necessiate a couple of weeks to track down. And the delta since -rc5 is pretty large too, necessiating an -rc6. Ingo