linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] timer_migration: Spare write when nothing changed

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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:08:07 +0200
From: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>
To: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] timer_migration: Spare write when nothing changed

Le Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 04:53:57PM +0200, Anna-Maria Behnsen a écrit :
> The wakeup value is written unconditionally in tmigr_cpu_new_timer(). When
> there was no new next timer expiry that needs to be propagated, then the
> value that was read before is written. This is not required.
> 
> Move write to the place where wakeup value could have changed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>

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