linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 5/6] cpufreq: governor: replace per-cpu delayed work with timers

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Message-ID: <3708603.AceXez1tmv@vostro.rjw.lan>
Date:	Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:04:37 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	ashwin.chaugule@...aro.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 5/6] cpufreq: governor: replace per-cpu delayed work with timers

On Tuesday, December 08, 2015 07:00:36 PM Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 08-12-15, 14:18, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Well, if the timer function runs on all CPUs at the same time, they all
> > can see skip_work > 1 and none of them will queue the work.
> 
> You are talking about code after my patch, right?

No, I was talking about my first attempt at using the atomic variable. :-)

Thanks,
Rafael

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