linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nohz: don't stop idle tick if softirqs are pending.

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Message-ID: <20080711091802.GA437@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:18:02 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Glauber <jan.glauber@...ibm.com>,
	Stefan Weinhuber <wein@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nohz: don't stop idle tick if softirqs are pending.


* Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com> wrote:

> Subject: [PATCH] nohz: don't stop idle tick if softirqs are pending.

applied to tip/timers/nohz, thanks Heiko.

> However there is no question that the drivers should be fixed. This 
> patch shouldn't be considered as a bug fix. It just is intended to 
> keep a system running even if device drivers are buggy.

agreed.

	Ingo
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