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SubjectRe: [PATCH 23/23] clocksource tsc: add verify routine

* Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com> wrote:

> > firstly, it allows a circular verification dependency in
> > highres+dyntick mode between the jiffies and tsc clocksources.
>
> In the current implementation, it's only happens if the only clocks
> that exist are "tsc" and "jiffies" which makes verification impossible
> anyway .. It's unlikely, but it is possible , the fix is not that
> complex.

yes, the fix is not that complex and it already exists: Thomas'
clocksource-add-verification-watchdog-helper.patch. You said before that
Thomas' code was unnecessarily generic, but your version contained at
least one bug, despite having had review feedback about precisely that
issue.

Ingo
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