linux-kernel - Re: [tip:timers/urgent] clockevents: tTack broadcast device mode change in tick_broadcast_switch_to

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Message-ID: <1334205354.2583.1.camel@sbsiddha-mobl2>
Date:	Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:35:54 -0700
From:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Alex Shi <lkml.alex@...il.com>
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	santosh.shilimkar@...com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>,
	"Chen, Tim C" <tim.c.chen@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [tip:timers/urgent] clockevents: tTack broadcast device mode
 change in tick_broadcast_switch_to_oneshot()

On Thu, 2012-04-12 at 09:27 +0800, Alex Shi wrote:
> This patch recovered the loopback netperf testing on NHM machine, but
> on SNB machine, It isn't need a broadcost timer at all.
> 
> Do you think it is better to remove oneshot broadcast on WSM/SNB machine?

on WSM/SNB, we already don't use broadcast timer and always use
apictimer instead.

thanks,
suresh

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