linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 14/20] timers: Restructure internal locking

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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:56:39 +0100
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>,
	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>,
	Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...el.com>,
	K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@....com>,
	"Richard Cochran (linutronix GmbH)" <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 14/20] timers: Restructure internal locking

Le Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 03:37:37PM +0100, Anna-Maria Behnsen a écrit :
> From: "Richard Cochran (linutronix GmbH)" <richardcochran@...il.com>
> 
> Move the locking out from __run_timers() to the call sites, so the
> protected section can be extended at the call site. Preparatory patch for
> changing the NOHZ timer placement to a pull at expiry time model.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran (linutronix GmbH) <richardcochran@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>

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