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Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO.

From Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO.
Date 2015-09-21 17:50 +0200
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2015-09-21 17:12+0200, Radim Krčmář:
> 2015-09-20 19:57-0300, Marcelo Tosatti:
> > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 05:54:28PM +0200, Radim Krčmář wrote:
>>> This patch series will be disabling PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO flag and is
>>> RFC because I haven't explored many potential problems or tested it.
>> 
>> The justification to disable PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO is because you
>> haven't explored potential problems or tested it? Sorry can't parse it.

I missed that one, sorry.
PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO is disabled because it breaks ABI.
Not testing nor ruling out all problems is a justification for RFC.

(This patch series
 - will be disabling PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO flag and
 - is RFC because I haven't explored many potential problems or tested
   it [this patch series])
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[RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> - 2015-09-18 18:00 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 01:00 +0200
    Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 17:20 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 17:50 +0200
      Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 18:00 +0200
        Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 22:10 +0200
          Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2015-09-21 23:00 +0200
            Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> - 2015-09-22 00:10 +0200
              Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2015-09-22 00:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] kvmclock: fix ABI breakage from  PVCLOCK_COUNTS_FROM_ZERO. Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2015-09-22 02:50 +0200

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