linux-kernel - [GIT PULL] timer fixes

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Date:   Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:01:21 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [GIT PULL] timer fixes

Linus,

Please pull the latest timers-urgent-for-linus git tree from:

   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git timers-urgent-for-linus

   # HEAD: 5e18e412973d6bb1804de1d4d30a891c774b006e clocksource: arm_arch_timer: Set arch_mem_timer cpumask to cpu_possible_mask

A clocksource driver fix and a revert.

 Thanks,

	Ingo

------------------>
Sudeep Holla (2):
      Revert "tick: Prefer a lower rating device only if it's CPU local device"
      clocksource: arm_arch_timer: Set arch_mem_timer cpumask to cpu_possible_mask


 drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c | 2 +-
 kernel/time/tick-common.c            | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
index 57cb2f00fc07..d8c7f5750cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void __arch_timer_setup(unsigned type,
 		clk->features |= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DYNIRQ;
 		clk->name = "arch_mem_timer";
 		clk->rating = 400;
-		clk->cpumask = cpu_all_mask;
+		clk->cpumask = cpu_possible_mask;
 		if (arch_timer_mem_use_virtual) {
 			clk->set_state_shutdown = arch_timer_shutdown_virt_mem;
 			clk->set_state_oneshot_stopped = arch_timer_shutdown_virt_mem;
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index b7005dd21ec1..14de3727b18e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ static bool tick_check_preferred(struct clock_event_device *curdev,
 	 */
 	return !curdev ||
 		newdev->rating > curdev->rating ||
-	       (!cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, newdev->cpumask) &&
-	        !tick_check_percpu(curdev, newdev, smp_processor_id()));
+	       !cpumask_equal(curdev->cpumask, newdev->cpumask);
 }
 
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