From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 3 12:29:39 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6080C1065672 for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:29:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nonesuch@longcount.org) Received: from mail-vb0-f54.google.com (mail-vb0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06C348FC0C for ; Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:29:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vbmv11 with SMTP id v11so728724vbm.13 for ; Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:29:38 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding :content-type:message-id:cc:x-mailer:from:subject:date:to :x-gm-message-state; bh=HwOsOI76fu/sBuD12vAtxxlA3elyv4cympePCU8IwnA=; b=PwnzmUA4euLL5uMVvWv7kGfuMjasbe9RVdq9nm66EQVZmwaAOB7PCQmS1Iq+dTwvMR Hg9zdfrUIbA3/TtmdBBb/yisA/DXWew0v5eM9e1yb4AnSTL1YCBn9ohWOkLRwTFN91Bm 71FGhQpIQER4yJ7wTusn1NEjVpni5szL7ebdlbpJM0JhUkMxlExrDwjE8Ah1icjNISVz ujVGI8MSISU+9OqcNUOMCf+UgQ4joAq4WdDqZgtnTBUrF6kh0tm58I6YUTVoc/Sh5TDJ lTXMccoy3RzYh3mk7OhGRsEWo3ZYedjRScUXdTEKQESNzZE7MTARd0wx5123t+EMNu6s 501g== Received: by 10.52.99.167 with SMTP id er7mr1013019vdb.57.1343996977984; Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:29:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [97.250.186.213] (213.sub-97-250-186.myvzw.com. [97.250.186.213]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w11sm8524642vdt.16.2012.08.03.05.29.32 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:29:37 -0700 (PDT) References: <1977769407.20120322151934@tkachuk.name> <4F6B4030.5090907@FreeBSD.org> <4F6B4631.8020006@gmail.com> <4F6B4B93.7020309@FreeBSD.org> <4F6B4FAB.1020202@gmail.com> <1332434072.8403.79.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <501B8004.1000503@ateamsystems.com> <501B84CE.5010801@ateamsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <501B84CE.5010801@ateamsystems.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-Id: <59097890-3AC0-4B72-9885-5A3773749636@longcount.org> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9B206) From: Mark Saad Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 08:29:20 -0400 To: Adam Strohl X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmPAsOCqlPV3EAwhvb5bLuNrR8zLav2+Qwc/5bMDu7F8suZXJKkeScT43yHpuZdm2du/DnN Cc: FreeBSD-Stable ML Subject: Re: SOLVED: Time Clock Stops in FreeBSD 9.0 guest running under ESXi 5.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:29:39 -0000 --- On Aug 3, 2012, at 3:59 AM, Adam Strohl wro= te: > Doh, correct URL for the forum post is: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D31929&page=3D2 >=20 > On 8/3/2012 14:38, Adam Strohl wrote: >> Just a heads up on the original issue, which is FreeBSD's timer/clock >> stopping under ESXi 5.0 and some later versions of VMware Workstation. >>=20 >> I've gotten a few direct messages that this thread ranks high on Google >> but people are missing the solution. A few months ago I found this >> forum posting (I believe this was linked in this thread already) >> http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/stable/2012-03/msg00201.h= tml >>=20 >>=20 >> The long and short of it is that changing the kern.timecounter sysctl >> value to ACPI-fast or (ACPI-safe if you're not running 9.x yet) fixes >> the hanging issue so far for us. >>=20 >> To temporarily enable it under 9.x: >> sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=3DACPI-fast >>=20 >> Pre 9.x (which doesn't have the ACPI-fast mode): >> sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware=3DACPI-safe >>=20 >> To make this persist across reboots and be enabled by default add this >> line to your /etc/sysctl.conf >>=20 >> Under 9.x: >> kern.timecounter.hardware=3DACPI-fast >>=20 >> Pre 9.x: >> kern.timecounter.hardware=3DACPI-safe >>=20 >> Hope this helps anyone running across this issue. >>=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Adam Strohl > http://www.ateamsystems.com/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Did you ask VMware to update this kb ? http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=3Den_US&cmd=3D= displayKC&externalId=3D1006427 They need to have a FreeBSD section .=20 It's slightly sad VMware could. It figure this out . They have notes on disa= bling hpet due to screwy clock issues under Linux , wonder why they never tr= ied to disable it under FreeBSD ? --- Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org