linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/6 -rt] powerpc 2.6.20-rt8: add preemption checks for NEED_RESCHED

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Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:20:27 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...mvista.com>
To:	Tsutomu OWA <tsutomu.owa@...hiba.co.jp>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/6 -rt] powerpc 2.6.20-rt8: add preemption checks for
 NEED_RESCHED_DELAYED.

Hello.

Tsutomu OWA wrote:
>   To add preemption checks for the NEED_RESCHED_DELAYED flag.

> diff -rup linux-rt8/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c rt/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
> --- linux-rt8/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c	2007-02-20 14:30:38.000000000 +0900
> +++ rt/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c	2007-02-20 15:43:04.000000000 +0900
> @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
>  
>  	set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
>  	while (1) {
> -		while (!need_resched() && !cpu_should_die()) {
> +		while (!need_resched() && !need_resched_delayed() &&
> +				!cpu_should_die()) {
>  			ppc64_runlatch_off();
>  
>  			if (ppc_md.power_save) {

    Argh, I've missed this one! :-(
    But shouldn't we also add !need_resched_delayed() to another place below?

if (ppc_md.power_save)  {
[...]
	if (!need_resched() && !cpu_should_die())

WBR, Sergei
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