linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 25/32] timers: Add get next timer interrupt functionality for remote CPUs

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Date:   Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:27:12 +0100
From:   Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
To:     Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...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 <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Giovanni Gherdovich <ggherdovich@...e.cz>,
        Lukasz Luba <lukasz.luba@....com>,
        "Gautham R . Shenoy" <gautham.shenoy@....com>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...el.com>,
        K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 25/32] timers: Add get next timer interrupt
 functionality for remote CPUs

Sebastian Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de> writes:

> On 2023-12-01 10:26:47 [+0100], Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
>> To prepare for the conversion of the NOHZ timer placement to a pull at
>> expiry time model it's required to have functionality available getting the
>> next timer interrupt on a remote CPU.
>> 
>> Locking of the timer bases and getting the information for the next timer
>> interrupt functionality is split into separate functions. This is required
>> to be compliant with lock ordering when the new model is in place.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
>> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
>
> Please fold the hunk below, it keeps sparse happy.

Thanks, I will do!

	Anna-Maria