linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 08/21] workqueue: Use global variant for add

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Date:   Wed, 10 May 2023 09:30:22 -1000
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...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>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Giovanni Gherdovich <ggherdovich@...e.cz>,
        Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>,
        "Gautham R . Shenoy" <gautham.shenoy@....com>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 08/21] workqueue: Use global variant for add_timer()

On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 09:28:04AM +0200, Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
> The implementation of the NOHZ pull at expiry model will change the timer
> bases per CPU. Timers, that have to expire on a specific CPU, require the
> TIMER_PINNED flag. If the CPU doesn't matter, the TIMER_PINNED flag must be
> dropped. This is required for call sites which use the timer alternately as
> pinned and not pinned timer like workqueues do.
> 
> Therefore use add_timer_global() to make sure TIMER_PINNED flag is dropped.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>

Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>

Please feel free to route the patch as you see fit.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun