netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: busy-poll: use ktime_get_ns() instead of local

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Message-Id: 
 <172489322910.1482642.11945212476848536774.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 01:00:29 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com, almasrymina@...gle.com,
 willemb@...gle.com, jdamato@...tly.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: busy-poll: use ktime_get_ns() instead of
 local_clock()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:49:16 +0000 you wrote:
> Typically, busy-polling durations are below 100 usec.
> 
> When/if the busy-poller thread migrates to another cpu,
> local_clock() can be off by +/-2msec or more for small
> values of HZ, depending on the platform.
> 
> Use ktimer_get_ns() to ensure deterministic behavior,
> which is the whole point of busy-polling.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: busy-poll: use ktime_get_ns() instead of local_clock()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/0870b0d8b393

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