linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RT v2] timer: Raise softirq if there's irq

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:16:55 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-rt-users <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>,
	"Luis Claudio R. Goncalves" <lclaudio@...g.org>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <bitbucket@...ine.de>,
	Joakim Hernberg <jbh@...hemy.lu>,
	Joe Korty <joe.korty@...r.com>,
	Muli Baron <muli.baron@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RT v2] timer: Raise softirq if there's irq_work

On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:19:36 -0800
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
 
> Failing to invoke rsp_wakeup() when it was needed could potentially
> stop RCU grace periods from happening, so having rsp_wakeup() happen
> when it is needed is pretty important...
> 
> But I would guess that you knew that already.  ;-)

Yep, I did. But it's always nice to hear confirmation, which is why I
Cc'd you ;-)

-- Steve
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