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Subject: Re: [patch 5/5] PTP: add kvm PTP driver
To: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>,
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From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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On 20/01/2017 16:00, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
>>> +	system_counter->cs = get_kvmclock_cs();
>>
>> Can't we use clocksource_tsc and just pass the tsc without kvmclock in
>> the middle?
> 
> No, it has to be the kvmclock value.

And that would be too tricky anyway. :)

Paolo