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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 2/2] time: alarmtimer: Use TASK_FREEZABLE to cleanup freezer handling
Hi

On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 1:12 AM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
>
> Michael!
>
> On Mon, Feb 20 2023 at 22:32, Michael Nazzareno Trimarchi wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:18 PM Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:
> >> * alarmtimer_fired - Handles alarm hrtimer being fired.
> >> @@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart alarmtimer_f
> >> int ret = HRTIMER_NORESTART;
> >> int restart = ALARMTIMER_NORESTART;
> >>
> >> + atomic_inc(&alarmtimer_wakeup);
> >> +
> >
> > ptr->it_active = 0;
> > if (ptr->it_interval) {
> > atomic_inc(&alarmtimer_wakeup);
> > si_private = ++ptr->it_requeue_pending;
> > }
> >
> > Should I not go to the alarm_handle_timer? and only if it's a periodic
> > one?
>
> Why?
>

You are right. I will pay more attention to my reply.

Michael

> Any alarmtimer which hits that window has exactly the same problem.
>
> It's not restricted to periodic timers. Why would a dropped one-shot
> wakeup be acceptable?
>
> It's neither restricted to posix timers. If a clock_nanosleep(ALARM)
> expires in that window then the task wake up will just end up in the
> /dev/null bucket for the very same reason. Why would this be correct?
>
> Hmm?
>
> <GRMBL>
> > Michael
> >
> >> spin_lock_irqsave(&base->lock, flags);
>
> <SNIP>Tons of wasted electrons</SNIP>
>
> Can you please trim your replies?
>
> </GRMBL>
>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx

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