Getting error messages: "kernel: Warning Timer ISR/1: Time went backwards:"

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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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