[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] RTC: enable lost_tick_policy=slew as default

[Marcelo Tosatti]

RTC interrupt reinjection has no known negative effect. Lack of 
RTC interrupt reinjection, though, has negative effects: time drift
for Windows guests which use it as a timer source. 

Based on that, enable lost_tick_policy=slew option as default.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosa...@redhat.com>

diff --git a/hw/mc146818rtc.c b/hw/mc146818rtc.c
index c79fca7..c9e007d 100644
--- a/hw/mc146818rtc.c
+++ b/hw/mc146818rtc.c
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ ISADevice *rtc_init(ISABus *bus, int base_year, qemu_irq 
intercept_irq)
 static Property mc146818rtc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_INT32("base_year", RTCState, base_year, 1980),
     DEFINE_PROP_LOSTTICKPOLICY("lost_tick_policy", RTCState,
-                               lost_tick_policy, LOST_TICK_DISCARD),
+                               lost_tick_policy, LOST_TICK_SLEW),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };