x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware
authorRenat Valiullin <rvaliullin@vmware.com>
Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:45:39 +0000 (11:45 -0700)
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:36:33 +0000 (17:36 +0200)
commit854dd54245f7f1b1175b1bada613929396a571be
tree2c5ee263258963a95a2e26b13183d3bb043edd3f
parent1a1891d762d6e64daf07b5be4817e3fbb29e3c59
x86/vmware: Skip timer_irq_works() check on VMware

The timer_irq_works() boot check may sometimes fail in a VM, when
the Host is overcommitted or when the Guest is running nested.

Since the intended check is unnecessary on VMware's virtual
hardware, by-pass it.

Signed-off-by: Renat Valiullin <rvaliullin@vmware.com>
Acked-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20161013184539.GA11497@rvaliullin-vm
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c