linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 00/20] timer: Refactor the timer wheel

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:37:24 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <umgwanakikbuti@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Chris Mason <clm@...com>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>, rt@...utronix.de,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...encehorizons.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch V2 00/20] timer: Refactor the timer wheel

On Fri, 2016-06-17 at 13:26 +0000, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> This is the second version of the timer wheel rework series. The first series
> can be found here:
> 
>    http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160613070440.950649741@linutronix.de
> 
> The series is also available in git:
> 
>    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git WIP.timers

FWIW, testing with ltp, I noticed a new failure in logs.  It turns out
to be intermittent, but the testcase mostly fails.

rtbox:~ # /usr/local/ltp/conformance/interfaces/sigtimedwait/sigtimedwait_1-1.run-test
Test FAILED: sigtimedwait() did not return in the required time
time_elapsed: 1.197057
...come on, you can do it...
rtbox:~ # /usr/local/ltp/conformance/interfaces/sigtimedwait/sigtimedwait_1-1.run-test
Test PASSED

#define ERRORMARGIN 0.1
...
        if ((time_elapsed > SIGTIMEDWAITSEC + ERRORMARGIN)
            || (time_elapsed < SIGTIMEDWAITSEC - ERRORMARGIN)) {
                printf("Test FAILED: sigtimedwait() did not return in "
                        "the required time\n");
                printf("time_elapsed: %lf\n", time_elapsed);
                return PTS_FAIL;
        }

Looks hohum to me, but gripe did arrive with patch set, so you get a note.

	-Mike