linux-kernel - Re: [Query]: hrtimers: why don't we consider hrtimers in get_next_timer

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Message-ID: <CAKohpomHgtow=L8CQ8XA6NrXza1g9k0j2by-GR2erB4=7Oexhg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:13:56 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Preeti Murthy <preeti.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Lists linaro-kernel <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linaro Networking <linaro-networking@...aro.org>,
	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [Query]: hrtimers: why don't we consider hrtimers in get_next_timer_interrupt()

Hi Preeti,

On 23 April 2014 17:54, Preeti Murthy <preeti.lkml@...il.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org> wrote:

> In case of high resolution mode, the clock device would have
> already been programmed for the upcoming hrtimer, the last
> time the list of hrtimers was evaluated. So we have
> already taken care of hrtimers to expire next.

I actually missed this part and things look correct with this. We aren't
choosing the next device event here but just the next time we need
tick.

Thanks.
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