linux-kernel - Re: [Query] Can we use normal timers (kernel/timer.c) while in NO_HZ

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Message-ID: <CAKohpo=JRKO7x3izE7jG-MAUdXexNzxpG0FT5adNQmKi0+Bauw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:14:43 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...aro.org>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	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] Can we use normal timers (kernel/timer.c) while in
 NO_HZ_FULL mode?

On 4 June 2014 18:53, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> Right, if we enqueue a timer when the tick is stopped, we call wake_up_nohz_cpu().

Ahh, I looked at __mod_timer() :)

BTW, shouldn't we do something similar for mod_timer_pinned()
as well ?
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