linux-kernel - Re: [patch 10/39] hrtimer: Use cpu_base->active

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:43:08 +0530
From:	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatt@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 10/39] hrtimer: Use cpu_base->active_base for hotpath
 iterators

On 04/21/2015 05:23 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2015, Preeti U Murthy wrote:
> 
>> On 04/15/2015 02:38 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>>> Now that we have the active_bases field in sync we can use it for
>>
>> This sentence appears a bit ambiguous. I am guessing you are referring
>> to what the first patch in this series did, in which case wouldn't it be
>> better if it is stated a bit more elaborately like 'Now that it is
>> guaranteed that active_bases field will be in sync with the timerqueue
>> on the corresponding clock base' ? It took me a while to figure out what
>> the statement was referring to.
> 
> Indeed. I'm going to rephrase that.

Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Preeti U. Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	tglx
> 


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