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Message-Id: <20210225111814.8383-1-mikael.beckius@windriver.com>
Date:   Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:18:14 +0100
From:   Mikael Beckius <mikael.beckius@...driver.com>
To:     anna-maria@...utronix.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mikael.beckius@...driver.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Sv: Sv: [PATCH] hrtimer: Interrupt storm on clock_settime

> The proposed change breaks the reprogramming logic. To keep it working
> cpu_base::*expires_next is only updated by hrtimer_reprogram() and
> hrtimer_interrupt(). I will send you a patch for testing in reply to this
> thread. The patch is compile tested only.
> 
Ok. I kind of guessed that would be the response as I noticed a similar comment
during the review of the original patch which introduced the softirq_expires_next
logic. Anyway it seemed logical to update softirq_expires_next
when updating softirq_next_timer.

Micke

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