time in domain very unstable

[Jim Fehlig]

On 10/7/20 5:52 AM, Lentes, Bernd wrote:
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> ----- Am 6. Okt 2020 um 22:52 schrieb Jim Fehlig jfehlig at suse.com:
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>> On 10/6/20 7:55 AM, Lentes, Bernd wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> i have a domain (SLES 10 SP4) running with KVM.
>>
>> Wow, that's old! I'm surprised time keeping is your only problem :-).
> 
> It is indeed the only problem.
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>>> Time is very wrong when booting unless ntp synchronizes.
>>>
>>> What can i do ?
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>> What type of <timer> are you using? Have you tried the common ones? hpet, pit,
>> rtc?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
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> Hi Jim,
> 
> that's all i find in the config:
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>    <clock offset='utc'/>

You could add the mentioned timers and see if it helps. E.g.

   <clock offset='utc'>
     <timer name='rtc'/>
     <timer name='pit'/>
     <timer name='hpet'/>
   </clock>

Regards,
Jim