linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation/no_hz: Introduce "dyntick-idle mode" before using it

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Message-ID: <87bl4ehqmj.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:31:32 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/no_hz: Introduce "dyntick-idle mode"
 before using it

Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> writes:

> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
>
> The CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE paragraph is using "dyntick-idle mode" before
> having defined it while the definition comes a couple of paragraphs
> later.
>
> That is leaving the reader with scratching head what that dyntick-idle
> mode might be. Pull its definition up so that it is clear.
>
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> ---
>  Documentation/timers/no_hz.rst | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

jon