The patch titled
clocksource.c: use init_timer_deferrable for clocksource_watchdog
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
clocksourcec-use-init_timer_deferrable-for-clocksource_watchdog.patch
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Subject: clocksource.c: use init_timer_deferrable for clocksource_watchdog
From: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx>
clocksource_watchdog can use a deferrable timer - reduces wakeups from
idle per second.
Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: john stultz <johnstul@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/clocksource.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN kernel/time/clocksource.c~clocksourcec-use-init_timer_deferrable-for-clocksource_watchdog kernel/time/clocksource.c
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c~clocksourcec-use-init_timer_deferrable-for-clocksource_watchdog
+++ a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void clocksource_check_watchdog(s
if (watchdog)
del_timer(&watchdog_timer);
watchdog = cs;
- init_timer(&watchdog_timer);
+ init_timer_deferrable(&watchdog_timer);
watchdog_timer.function = clocksource_watchdog;
/* Reset watchdog cycles */
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx are
clocksourcec-use-init_timer_deferrable-for-clocksource_watchdog.patch
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