linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] cpuidle: implement poll_idle() using smp_vcond_load

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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2024 11:45:46 -0800 (PST)
From: "Christoph Lameter (Ampere)" <cl@...two.org>
To: Haris Okanovic <harisokn@...zon.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] cpuidle: implement poll_idle() using
 smp_vcond_load_relaxed()

On Tue, 5 Nov 2024, Haris Okanovic wrote:

>  {
> -	u64 time_start;
> -
> -	time_start = local_clock_noinstr();
> +	unsigned long flags;

Lets keep recording that start value here. Otherwise the timeout could me
later than expected.