linux-kernel - Re: [patch 10/39] hrtimer: Use cpu_base->active

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1504211353200.13914@nanos>
Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:53:53 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatt@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 10/39] hrtimer: Use cpu_base->active_base for hotpath
 iterators

On Mon, 20 Apr 2015, Preeti U Murthy wrote:

> On 04/15/2015 02:38 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >>Now that we have the active_bases field in sync we can use it for
> 
> This sentence appears a bit ambiguous. I am guessing you are referring
> to what the first patch in this series did, in which case wouldn't it be
> better if it is stated a bit more elaborately like 'Now that it is
> guaranteed that active_bases field will be in sync with the timerqueue
> on the corresponding clock base' ? It took me a while to figure out what
> the statement was referring to.

Indeed. I'm going to rephrase that.

Thanks,

	tglx
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