calcru: negative time (Interrupt Storm on cpu0: timer)
J. Buck Caldwell
buckaroo at bitparts.org
Mon Feb 13 15:15:20 PST 2006
Only time I've ever seen this problem is running on a VMWARE virtual
server. Is that the case here? If so, try:
sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=TSC
That did the trick for me.
Frank Steinborn wrote:
> Hello,
>
> After reboot yesterday, my system suddenly started to flood syslog with
> following message:
>
> calcru: runtime went backwards from 1966191374 usec to 1966189453 usec
> for pid 29988 (screen)
>
> It's not only screen, i saw sh and su also, but in the last hour only
> screen. A vmstat -i and the same 5 seconds later:
>
> interrupt total rate
> irq1: atkbd0 1 0
> irq13: npx0 1 0
> irq14: ata0 410366 5
> irq17: em0 20882069 263
> cpu0: timer 158483081 2000
> Total 179775518 2268
>
> interrupt total rate
> irq1: atkbd0 1 0
> irq13: npx0 1 0
> irq14: ata0 410430 5
> irq17: em0 20885602 263
> cpu0: timer 158505514 2000
> Total 179801548 2268
>
> Is this an interrupt storm? I know that there is a FAQ entry about the
> negative time issue, but it seems this is more a bad workaround I
> guess. The system was running without problems for 3 months or so and
> as I said the problem suddenly appeared yesterday.
>
> Any hints on whats wrong here?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Frank
>
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