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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 06/12] irq: implement irq_schedule_poll()
    On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:31:32 +0200
    Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> wrote:

    > Implement and use irq_schedule_poll() to schedule desc->poll_timer
    > instead of calling mod_timer directly. irq_schedule_poll() is called
    > with desc->lock held and schedules the timer iff necessary - ie. if
    > the timer is offline or scheduled to expire later than requested.
    > This will be used to share desc->poll_timer.

    One quick question...

    > diff --git a/kernel/irq/spurious.c b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
    > index 0bce0e3..0b8fd0a 100644
    > --- a/kernel/irq/spurious.c
    > +++ b/kernel/irq/spurious.c
    > @@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ enum {
    >
    > /* IRQ polling common parameters */
    > IRQ_POLL_INTV = HZ / 100, /* from the good ol' 100HZ tick */
    > +
    > + IRQ_POLL_SLACK = HZ / 1000, /* 10% slack */
    > };

    Why would IRQ_POLL_SLACK be anything other than zero for HZ < 1000?
    It seems like you'd get no slack at all on most systems. Am I missing
    something?

    Thanks,

    jon


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