Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:56:11 -0500 (EST) | From | Parag Warudkar <> | Subject | [PATCH] clocksource.c: Use init_timer_deferrable for clocksource_watchdog |
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clocksource_watchdog can use a deferrable timer - reduces wakeups from idle per second.
Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@gmail.com>
--- linux-2.6/kernel/time/clocksource.c 2007-12-07 10:04:43.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-work/kernel/time/clocksource.c 2007-12-13 12:49:14.000000000 -0500 @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ 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 */
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