linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V8 2/3] irq: Track the interrupt timings

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:06:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:     Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rafael@...nel.org,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V8 2/3] irq: Track the interrupt timings

On Thu, 23 Mar 2017, Daniel Lezcano wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 07:35:42PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 06:42:02PM +0100, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> > > +void irq_timings_enable(void)
> > > +{
> > > +	static_branch_inc(&irq_timing_enabled);
> > 
> > Do you really need counting, or do you want static_branch_enable() here?
> 
> I put counting in order to let several subsystem to use the irq timings if it
> is needed.

Please avoid overengineering.  This can easily be changed later if it is 
needed.


Nicolas