linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] net: rfkill: move poll work to power efficient workqueue

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Message-ID: <1391175575.4141.10.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net>
Date:	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 14:39:35 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Zoran Markovic <zoran.markovic@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Shaibal Dutta <shaibal.dutta@...adcom.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] net: rfkill: move poll work to power efficient
 workqueue

On Thu, 2014-01-30 at 14:43 -0800, Zoran Markovic wrote:
> From: Shaibal Dutta <shaibal.dutta@...adcom.com>
> 
> This patch moves the rfkill poll_work to the power efficient workqueue.
> This work does not have to be bound to the CPU that scheduled it, hence
> the selection of CPU that executes it would be left to the scheduler.
> Net result is that CPU idle times would be extended, resulting in power
> savings.
> 
> This behaviour is enabled when CONFIG_WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT is selected.

Applied.

johannes

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