Renat Valiullin
2016-Oct-13 18:45 UTC
[PATCH] x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware
The timer_irq_works() boot check may sometimes fail in a VM, when the Host is overcommitted or when the Guest is running nested. Since the intended check is unnecessary on VMware's virtual hardware, this change by-passes it. Signed-off-by: Renat Valiullin <rvaliullin at vmware.com> Acked-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria at vmware.com> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c index 8116057..5130985 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ #include <asm/div64.h> #include <asm/x86_init.h> #include <asm/hypervisor.h> +#include <asm/timer.h> #include <asm/apic.h> #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF 0x40000000 @@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ static void __init vmware_platform_setup(void) } else { pr_warn("Failed to get TSC freq from the hypervisor\n"); } + +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC + no_timer_check = 1; +#endif } /* -- 2.7.4
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