linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Dynamic Tick: Prevent clocksource wrapping during idle

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Date:	Thu, 28 May 2009 22:36:14 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Jon Hunter <jon-hunter@...com>
cc:	john stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Dynamic Tick: Prevent clocksource wrapping during
 idle

On Thu, 28 May 2009, Jon Hunter wrote:
>  /**
> + * clocksource_max_deferment - Returns max time the clocksource can be
> deferred
> + * @cs:		Pointer to clocksource
> + *
> + */
> +static inline s64 clocksource_max_deferment(struct clocksource *cs)

  Please make this a real function. There is no reason to stick this
  into a header file. The only user is clocksource.c anyway, so please
  put it there as a static function and let the compiler decide what
  to do with it.

  Otherwise, I'm happy with it.

  Thanks,

	tglx
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