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SubjectRe: AMD X2 unsynced TSC fix?
Lee Revell wrote:

> What exactly does that AMD patch do?

"...by periodically adjusting the core time-stamp-counters, so that they
are synchronized."

It sounds like they just periodically write a new value to the TSC.
Presumably they set the "slower" one equal to the "faster" one.

You'd likely still have windows where time might run backwards, but it
would be better than nothing.

Chris
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