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Linus Torvalds 458ef2a25e x86 timer updates:
- A series of commits to make the MSR derived CPU and TSC frequency more
     accurate.
 
     It turned out that the frequency tables which have been taken from the
     SDM are inaccurate because the SDM provides truncated and rounded
     values, e.g. 83.3Mhz (83.3333...) or 116.7Mhz (116.6666...).
 
     This causes time drift in the range of ~1 second per hour
     (20-30 seconds per day). On some of these SoCs it's not possible to
     recalibrate the TSC because there is no reference (PIT, HPET) available.
 
     With some reverse engineering it was established that the possible
     frequencies are derived from the base clock with fixed multiplier /
     divider pairs.
 
     For the CPU models which have a known crystal frequency the kernel now
     uses multiplier / divider pairs which bring the frequencies closer to
     reality and fix the observed time drift issues.
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Merge tag 'x86-timers-2020-03-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 timer updates from Thomas Gleixner:
 "A series of commits to make the MSR derived CPU and TSC frequency more
  accurate.

  It turned out that the frequency tables which have been taken from the
  SDM are inaccurate because the SDM provides truncated and rounded
  values, e.g. 83.3Mhz (83.3333...) or 116.7Mhz (116.6666...).

  This causes time drift in the range of ~1 second per hour (20-30
  seconds per day). On some of these SoCs it's not possible to
  recalibrate the TSC because there is no reference (PIT, HPET)
  available.

  With some reverse engineering it was established that the possible
  frequencies are derived from the base clock with fixed multiplier /
  divider pairs.

  For the CPU models which have a known crystal frequency the kernel now
  uses multiplier / divider pairs which bring the frequencies closer to
  reality and fix the observed time drift issues"

* tag 'x86-timers-2020-03-30' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/tsc_msr: Make MSR derived TSC frequency more accurate
  x86/tsc_msr: Fix MSR_FSB_FREQ mask for Cherry Trail devices
  x86/tsc_msr: Use named struct initializers
2020-03-30 19:55:39 -07:00
arch x86 timer updates: 2020-03-30 19:55:39 -07:00
block Merge branch 'efi-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:13:08 -07:00
certs certs: Add wrapper function to check blacklisted binary hash 2019-11-12 12:25:50 +11:00
crypto Merge branch 'next-integrity' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zohar/linux-integrity 2020-02-20 15:15:16 -08:00
Documentation Support for "split lock" detection: 2020-03-30 19:35:52 -07:00
drivers timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
fs Merge branch 'locking-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:17:15 -07:00
include x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
init Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 17:01:51 -07:00
ipc Revert "ipc,sem: remove uneeded sem_undo_list lock usage in exit_sem()" 2020-02-21 11:22:15 -08:00
kernel x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
lib timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Rename other to deprecated 2019-05-03 06:34:32 -06:00
mm mm/sparse: fix kernel crash with pfn_section_valid check 2020-03-29 09:47:06 -07:00
net This has been a busy cycle for documentation work. Highlights include: 2020-03-30 12:45:23 -07:00
samples media: rename VFL_TYPE_GRABBER to _VIDEO 2020-02-24 16:52:39 +01:00
scripts timekeeping and timer updates: 2020-03-30 18:51:47 -07:00
security Merge branch 'efi-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:13:08 -07:00
sound Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 16:40:08 -07:00
tools x86 entry code updates: 2020-03-30 19:14:28 -07:00
usr initramfs: restore default compression behavior 2020-03-17 09:50:37 +09:00
virt irqchip/gic-v4.1: Move doorbell management to the GICv4 abstraction layer 2020-03-24 12:15:51 +00:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with the latest for_each macro list 2020-03-06 21:50:05 +01:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore Opt out of scripts/get_maintainer.pl 2019-05-16 10:53:40 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore selftest/lkdtm: Use local .gitignore 2020-03-02 08:39:39 -07:00
.mailmap media updates for v5.7-rc1 2020-03-30 13:42:05 -07:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: Hand MIPS over to Thomas 2020-02-24 22:43:18 -08:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig docs: kbuild: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rst 2019-06-14 14:21:21 -06:00
MAINTAINERS Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-03-30 17:01:51 -07:00
Makefile Linux 5.6 2020-03-29 15:25:41 -07:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.