Re: [PATCH kvm-unit-tests] KVM: x86: add hyperv clock test case

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 03:04:58PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> The test checks the relative precision of the reference TSC page
> and the time reference counter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 	Andrey, the test has a relative error of approximately 3 parts
> 	per million on my machine.  In other words it drifts by 3
> 	microseconds every second, which I don't think is acceptable.
> 	The problem is that virtual_tsc_khz is 2593993 while the actual
> 	frequency is more like 2594001 kHz.

Hmm, how come?  I thought virtual_tsc_khz could only diverge from
tsc_khz on migration.

[Or maybe I just misunderstand what you mean by "the actual frequency".]

Roman.
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