Getting error messages: "kernel: Warning Timer ISR/1: Time went backwards:"
Issue
After upgrading the system to RHEL 5.9, there are repeated messages in the system log indicating:
kernel: Warning Timer ISR/1: Time went backwards:
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 running XEN kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 running XEN kernel
- AMD Athlon or Opteron processor
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