Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Monnerie <> | Subject | Re: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz | Date | Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:52:58 +0200 |
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On Freitag, 21. April 2006 00:22 Lee Revell wrote: > I asked about the app because I was wondering whether he had a server > or a desktop.
It's all servers. The Hz rate can change over time:
Mar 3 02:04:41 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz. Mar 3 02:04:53 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz. Mar 3 02:04:55 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz. Mar 3 02:38:19 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz. Mar 3 02:42:22 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 256Hz. Mar 16 15:53:50 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 2048Hz. Mar 16 15:54:01 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 2048Hz. Mar 16 16:29:33 baum kernel: rtc: lost some interrupts at 2048Hz. Mar 29 23:01:36 baum kernel: warning: many lost ticks.
Interesting may be the fact that VMware runs on at least some hosts. I didn't check if all servers have it, but I found a good article on vmware support:
http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=tthOqz5i&p_lva=&p_faqid=1420&p_created=1093994398&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTE3JnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bG9zdCBzb21lIGludGVycnJ1cHRzJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9NyZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT1_YW55fiZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3NvcnRfYnk9ZGZsdCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=
So as a summary: - Lee Revell said changing preemption model from server to voluntary or preemption could help - increasing HZ on the vm-host, decreasing in the vm-clients should help, according to VMware support
It would be good if this information is spread on the support lists, I saw that question a lot. Also, a short text under Documentation in the kernel source could be nice, explaining why this happens and what to do then.
I will try the suggestion from the vmware support link I posted above, and will report back.
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