As an optimisation use __raise_softirq_irqoff() to raise the softirq. This is always called from an interrupt handler so it can be reduced to just or set softirq flag and let softirq be invoked on return from interrupt. Use __raise_softirq_irqoff() to raise the softirq. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/time/hrtimer.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c index cddcd08ea827f..5402e0f242178 100644 --- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c +++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c @@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ void hrtimer_interrupt(struct clock_event_device *dev) if (!ktime_before(now, cpu_base->softirq_expires_next)) { cpu_base->softirq_expires_next = KTIME_MAX; cpu_base->softirq_activated = 1; - raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ); + __raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ); } __hrtimer_run_queues(cpu_base, now, flags, HRTIMER_ACTIVE_HARD); @@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ void hrtimer_run_queues(void) if (!ktime_before(now, cpu_base->softirq_expires_next)) { cpu_base->softirq_expires_next = KTIME_MAX; cpu_base->softirq_activated = 1; - raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ); + __raise_softirq_irqoff(HRTIMER_SOFTIRQ); } __hrtimer_run_queues(cpu_base, now, flags, HRTIMER_ACTIVE_HARD); -- 2.45.2