x86: do not enable TSC notifier if we don't need it
Impact: crash on non-TSC-equipped CPUs
Don't enable the TSC notifier if we *either*:
1. don't have a CPU, or
2. have a CPU with constant TSC.
In either of those cases, the notifier is either damaging (1) or useless(2).
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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