Re: KVMClock skew

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On 02/20/2012 11:14 AM, Prateek Sharma wrote:
>    Hello all,
> If i use KVMclock as the clock source in the guest, the guest clock
> 'lags behind' the host clock by a big margin (1 second or more). The
> time difference is not consistent, but i am seeing it in the range of
> 1-2 seconds.
> Is this by design?

No.

>  I need an simple clocksource which is consistent
> between the host and the guest. Is using HPET in the guest a good idea
> for this, or is that also emulated by KVM ?
>

It is also emulated.

The discrepancy may be due to ntp adjusting the time, and kvmclock not
compensating.  Are you running ntp on your host?  What about the guest?

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