linux-kernel - Re: timer.c - high load avarage with idle cpu

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Message-ID: <AANLkTi=2si0Gq-DmA0D=TWk=rfxRDiDM5P6YwFSzHXsw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 2 Dec 2010 11:00:20 +0100
From:	Harry Nak <harrynak@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: timer.c - high load avarage with idle cpu

Damien Wyart <damien.wyart@...e.fr> wrote:
>> [...]
>> My solution is to postpone the call to run_local_timers() until
>> scheduler_tick() has been called.
>
>> Could anybody confirm my theory and is it possible that my solution
>> breaks anything?
>
> Your problem might be related to this thread:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/29/51

Thanks for the hint. However from what I have read in this thread,
this deals specifically with a tickless kernel, while my issue
manifests on a regular HZ kernel.

- Harry
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