linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 2/2] power/idle: enhance the precision of sleep

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:27:37 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Zhaoyang Huang <zhaoyang.huang@...aro.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	zhaoyang.huang@...eadtrum.com
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v2 2/2] power/idle: enhance the precision of
 sleep_length

On Fri, 17 Jun 2016, Zhaoyang Huang wrote:
> There should be a gap between tick_nohz_idle_enter and
> tick_nohz_get_sleep_length when idle, which will cause the
> sleep_length is not very precised. Change it in this patch.

What kind of imprecision are we talking about? Seconds, nanoseconds or
lightyears?

Your changelog lacks any form of useful information.

Thanks,

	tglx