netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] Make net watchdog timers 1 sec jiffy aligned

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Message-ID: <p73ejkxe0ut.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	31 May 2007 12:36:26 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Venki Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, kaber@...sh.net,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] Make net watchdog timers 1 sec jiffy aligned

Venki Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com> writes:
> 
> If this does not work:
> Another option is to use 'deferrable timer' here which will be called at
> same as before time when CPU is busy and on idle CPU it will be delayed until
> CPU comes out of idle due to any other events.

That would sound like a good idea here and at least power wise 
it should be nearly free

-Andi
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