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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
index 2b7999a1a50a..80e262bb627f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/timex.h>
#include <linux/i8253.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
#include <asm/apic.h>
#include <asm/hpet.h>
#include <asm/time.h>
@@ -39,9 +40,15 @@ static bool __init use_pit(void)
bool __init pit_timer_init(void)
{
- if (!use_pit())
+ if (!use_pit()) {
+ /*
+ * Don't just ignore the PIT. Ensure it's stopped, because
+ * VMMs otherwise steal CPU time just to pointlessly waggle
+ * the (masked) IRQ.
+ */
+ clockevent_i8253_disable();
return false;
-
+ }
clockevent_i8253_init(true);
global_clock_event = &i8253_clockevent;
return true;