linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: use round_jiffies() for the corruption check timer

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Message-ID: <20080922082949.GD6601@elte.hu>
Date:	Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:29:50 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: use round_jiffies() for the corruption check timer


* Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> wrote:

> 
> From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:32:43 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] x86: use round_jiffies() for the corruption check timer
> 
> the exact timing of the corruption check isn't too important (it's once a
> minute timer), use round_jiffies() to align it and avoid extra wakeups.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
> CC: Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
> CC: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>

applied to tip/x86/memory-corruption-check, thanks Arjan!

	Ingo
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