linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] tick/nohz: Remove duplicate between tick_nohz_lowres_handler() and tick_nohz_highres

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:39:39 +0100
From:   Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
To:     Peng Liu <pngliu@...mail.com>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        liupeng17@...ovo.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] tick/nohz: Remove duplicate between
 tick_nohz_lowres_handler() and tick_nohz_highres_handler()

Le Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 05:24:13PM +0800, Peng Liu a écrit :
> From: Peng Liu <liupeng17@...ovo.com>
> 
> tick_nohz_lowres_handler() does the same work as tick_nohz_highres_handler()
> plus the clockevent device reprogramming, so should reuse the latter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Liu <liupeng17@...ovo.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Fix build warning: Function parameter or member 'mode' not described in 'tick_setup_sched_timer'
> - Fix build error: use of undeclared identifier 'tick_nohz_highres_handler'
> - Fix build error: use of undeclared identifier 'sched_skew_tick'
> ---
>  kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 28 ++++++----------------------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> index 96fcf5cb1b49..c2142b38c31d 100644
> --- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> +++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
> @@ -1383,36 +1383,25 @@ void tick_nohz_idle_exit(void)
>  	local_irq_enable();
>  }
>  
> +static enum hrtimer_restart tick_nohz_highres_handler(struct hrtimer *timer);

Then please move the entire function in this case. You'll need to move it to
a place where it is available both for CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON and
CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS. Below tick_sched_handle() for example.

Thanks!