linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/7] timekeeping: Decouple xtime

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Date:	Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:28:06 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/7] timekeeping: Decouple xtime_lock from xtime seqcount

Le dimanche 13 novembre 2011 à 23:19 +0000, Thomas Gleixner a écrit :
> xtime_lock which serializes the update of time relevant data
> structures is held over a large code pathes which results in extended
> seqlock contention times on the reader side. This series decouples the
> lock from the seqcount and reduces the seqcount protected sections to
> those which actually update the reader visible data.
> 
> Thanks,

Thanks a lot Thomas, I'll take a look on this serie ASAP.



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