linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 07/18] timers: Ease code in run_local

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Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:32:47 +0200
From:   Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
To:     Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 07/18] timers: Ease code in run_local_timers()

On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 03:17:33PM +0100, Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
> The logic for raising a softirq the way it is implemented right now, is
> readable for two timer bases. When increasing numbers of timer bases, code
> gets harder to read. With the introduction of the timer migration
> hierarchy, there will be three timer bases.
> 
> Therefore ease the code. No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>