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Re: [PATCH] arm64: Select POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK

From: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-10-28 09:20:56
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On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:47:13 +0200, Nicolas Saenz Julienne wrote:
With 6caa5812e2d1 ("KVM: arm64: Use generic KVM xfer to guest work
function") all arm64 exit paths are properly equipped to handle the
POSIX timers' task work.

Deferring timer callbacks to thread context, not only limits the amount
of time spent in hard interrupt context, but is a safer
implementation[1], and will allow PREEMPT_RT setups to use KVM[2].

[...]
Applied to arm64 (for-next/misc), thanks!

[1/1] arm64: Select POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/a68773bd32d9

Cheers,
-- 
Will

https://fixes.arm64.dev
https://next.arm64.dev
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