linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][RESEND] pps: kc: fix non-tickless system config dependency

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Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:54:04 +0200
From:   Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
To:     "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@....cs.msu.su>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RESEND] pps: kc: fix non-tickless system config
 dependency

On 09/21/16 18:38, Maciej S. Szmigiero wrote:
> CONFIG_NO_HZ currently only sets the default value
> of dynticks config so if PPS kernel consumer needs
> periodic timer ticks it should depend on
> !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON instead of !CONFIG_NO_HZ.
>
> Otherwise it is possible to enable it even on
> tickless system which has CONFIG_NO_HZ not set and
> CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE (or CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL) set.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
> ---
> This is a resend without functional changes since previous
> submission and resubmission weren't picked up.
>
> @Rodolfo: Could you ack this, please?

Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>

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