linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] timers: Reconcile the code and the comment for the 250HZ case

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Message-ID: <CALAqxLX-XGj+65RW9NBLfQum6X9q=+1=MvydSdUsrZWtEf_EmA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:41:53 -0800
From:   John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:     Zhihui Zhang <zzhsuny@...il.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] timers: Reconcile the code and the comment for the 250HZ case

On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Zhihui Zhang <zzhsuny@...il.com> wrote:
> Adjust the time start of each level to match the comments. Note that
> LVL_START(n) is never used for n = 0 case.  Also, each level (except
> level 0) has more than enough room to accommodate all its timers.

So instead of just covering what your patch does, can you explain in
some detail why this patch is useful? What net effect does it bring?
What sort of bugs would it solve?

thanks
-john