2018-04-05 7:12 GMT+08:00 Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 6:06 PM, Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> From: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> + /* >> + * After the change of mode, the counter should not be reset and continue >> + * counting down from where it was >> + */ > > This seems to contradict the Intel SDM, volume 3, section 10.5.4.1: > > A write to the LVT Timer Register that changes the timer mode disarms > the local APIC timer. The statement in SDM just against TSC-Deadline Mode. Regards, Wanpeng Li