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DateSat, 20 Dec 2003 17:36:28 +0100
FromIngo Molnar <>
SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] 2.6.0-test11 sched_clock() broken for "drifty ITC"
* Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au> wrote:

> I'm just thinking that computers with unsynched clocks have less need
> for good interactivity, but thats probably too narrow and x86 a view
> anyway.

it's also a matter of predictable behavior. The scheduler should not
behave differently just because there's no synchronized clock. 
Behavioral forks like that tend to come back and cause trouble later.

	Ingo
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