Thread (9 messages) 9 messages, 2 authors, 2014-02-04

Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] tick/cpuidle: Initialize hrtimer mode of broadcast

From: Thomas Gleixner <hidden>
Date: 2014-02-04 10:18:23
Also in: linux-pm, lkml

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+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast-hrtimer.c
+/*
+ * This is called from the guts of the broadcast code when the cpu
+ * which is about to enter idle has the earliest broadcast timer event.
+ */
+static int bc_set_next(ktime_t expires, struct clock_event_device *bc)
+{
+	ktime_t now, interval;
+	/*
+	 * We try to cancel the timer first. If the callback is on
+	 * flight on some other cpu then we let it handle it. If we
+	 * were able to cancel the timer nothing can rearm it as we
+	 * own broadcast_lock.
+	 *
+	 * However if we are called from the hrtimer interrupt handler
+	 * itself, reprogram it.
+	 */
+	if (hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&bctimer) >= 0) {
+		hrtimer_start(&bctimer, expires, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
+		/* Bind the "device" to the cpu */
+		bc->bound_on = smp_processor_id();
+	} else if (bc->bound_on == smp_processor_id()) {
This part really wants a proper comment. It took me a while to figure
out why this is correct and what the call chain is.

+		now = ktime_get();
+		interval = ktime_sub(expires, now);
+		hrtimer_forward_now(&bctimer, interval);
We are in the event handler called from bc_handler() and expires is
absolute time. So what's wrong with calling
hrtimer_set_expires(&bctimer, expires)?
+static enum hrtimer_restart bc_handler(struct hrtimer *t)
+{
+	ce_broadcast_hrtimer.event_handler(&ce_broadcast_hrtimer);
+	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
We probably want to check whether the timer needs to be restarted at
all.

	if (ce_broadcast_timer.next_event.tv64 == KTIME_MAX)
	   return HRTIMER_NORESTART;

	return HRTIMER_RESTART;

Hmm?

Thanks,

	tglx
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