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SubjectRe: Lost Ticks on x86_64
> It's most likely bad SMM code in the BIOS that blocks the CPU too long
> and is triggered in idle.

Might a BIOS flash help, or is this something that's there to stay?

> No way to fix this, but you can work around it with very new kernels
> by compiling with a lower HZ than 1000.

Actually, it was already running at 250Hz. I must have turned it down
a while ago while I was trying to find the cause of the problem.
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