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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 4a2c3bb92e2e..a3d19f6660ac 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ static int finished_booting;
static u64 suspend_start;
/*
+ * Interval: 0.5sec.
+ */
+#define WATCHDOG_INTERVAL (HZ >> 1)
+
+/*
* Threshold: 0.0312s, when doubled: 0.0625s.
* Also a default for cs->uncertainty_margin when registering clocks.
*/
@@ -106,11 +111,14 @@ static u64 suspend_start;
* clocksource surrounding a read of the clocksource being validated.
* This delay could be due to SMIs, NMIs, or to VCPU preemptions. Used as
* a lower bound for cs->uncertainty_margin values when registering clocks.
+ *
+ * The default of 500 parts per million is based on NTP's limits.
+ * If a clocksource is good enough for NTP, it is good enough for us!
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US
#define MAX_SKEW_USEC CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US
#else
-#define MAX_SKEW_USEC 100
+#define MAX_SKEW_USEC (125 * WATCHDOG_INTERVAL / HZ)
#endif
#define WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW (MAX_SKEW_USEC * NSEC_PER_USEC)
@@ -140,11 +148,6 @@ static inline void clocksource_watchdog_unlock(unsigned long *flags)
static int clocksource_watchdog_kthread(void *data);
static void __clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating);
-/*
- * Interval: 0.5sec.
- */
-#define WATCHDOG_INTERVAL (HZ >> 1)
-
static void clocksource_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
/*