netdev - [PATCH 1/2] e1000e: Use deferrable timer for watchdog

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Date:	Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:51:26 -0800
From:	Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
To:	jeff@...zik.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, parag.warudkar@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] e1000e: Use deferrable timer for watchdog

From: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@...il.com>

Reduce wakeups from idle per second.

Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com>
---

 drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 2422d16..59960d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ static int __devinit e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_eeprom;
 	}
 
-	init_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
+	init_timer_deferrable(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
 	adapter->watchdog_timer.function = &e1000_watchdog;
 	adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter;
 

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