Re: [PATCH v5 02/18] timer: Add comment to get_next_timer_interrupt() description

From: Anna-Maria Behnsen
Date: Tue Apr 11 2023 - 12:13:18 EST


On Tue, 11 Apr 2023, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 03:17:28PM +0100, Anna-Maria Behnsen wrote:
> > get_next_timer_interrupt() does more than simply getting the next timer
> > interrupt. The timer bases are forwarded and also marked as idle whenever
> > possible.
> >
> > To get not confused, add a comment to function description.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v5: New patch, which adds only a comment to get_next_timer_interrupt()
> > instead of changing the function name
> > ---
> > kernel/time/timer.c | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
> > index 63a8ce7177dd..ffb94bc3852f 100644
> > --- a/kernel/time/timer.c
> > +++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
> > @@ -1915,6 +1915,10 @@ static u64 cmp_next_hrtimer_event(u64 basem, u64 expires)
> > * @basej: base time jiffies
> > * @basem: base time clock monotonic
> > *
> > + * If required, base->clk is forwarded and base is also marked as
> > + * idle. Idle handling of timer bases is allowed only to be done by CPU
> > + * itself.
>
> Idle marking you mean? Because idle handling can be done remotely after
> this patchset.
>

Jupp, will change idle handling to "idle marking".

Thanks,

Anna-Maria