linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 20/25] mac80211_hwsim: Replace hrtimer tasklet with softirq hrtimer

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Message-ID: <1504601504.6667.4.camel@sipsolutions.net>
Date:   Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:51:44 +0200
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....org>, keescook@...omium.org,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 20/25] mac80211_hwsim: Replace hrtimer tasklet with
 softirq hrtimer

On Tue, 2017-09-05 at 10:49 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 
> > Are you planning to integrate all patches in the series through
> > some other tree, perhaps to be able to get rid of the
> > tasklet_hrtimer API, or should I apply this?
> 
> The patch depends on the hrtimer core changes, so we either delay the
> removal for a release cycle or just take the whole lot through
> tip:timers/core and get rid of it in one go.

Ok. For now then I'll assume that it'll go through tip; if not please
resend when it's appropriate.

Thanks,
johannes