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author | Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> | 2020-07-17 16:05:48 +0200 |
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committer | Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> | 2020-07-17 21:55:24 +0200 |
commit | 1f8a4212dc83f8353843fabf6465fd918372fbbf (patch) | |
tree | 7df5a9dc22f4225cbdedf9f9e5e18ab567c7846b /kernel/time/timer.c | |
parent | 90d52f65f303091be17b5f4ffab7090b2064b4a1 (diff) | |
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timers: Expand clk forward logic beyond nohz
As for next_expiry, the base->clk catch up logic will be expanded beyond
NOHZ in order to avoid triggering useless softirqs.
If softirqs should only fire to expire pending timers, periodic base->clk
increments must be skippable for random amounts of time. Therefore prepare
to catch-up with missing updates whenever an up-to-date base clock is
needed.
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200717140551.29076-10-frederic@kernel.org
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/time/timer.c')
-rw-r--r-- | kernel/time/timer.c | 26 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c index 13f48ee708aa..1be92b53b75f 100644 --- a/kernel/time/timer.c +++ b/kernel/time/timer.c @@ -888,19 +888,12 @@ get_target_base(struct timer_base *base, unsigned tflags) static inline void forward_timer_base(struct timer_base *base) { -#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON unsigned long jnow; - /* - * We only forward the base when we are idle or have just come out of - * idle (must_forward_clk logic), and have a delta between base clock - * and jiffies. In the common case, run_timers will take care of it. - */ - if (likely(!base->must_forward_clk)) + if (!base->must_forward_clk) return; jnow = READ_ONCE(jiffies); - base->must_forward_clk = base->is_idle; if ((long)(jnow - base->clk) < 2) return; @@ -915,7 +908,6 @@ static inline void forward_timer_base(struct timer_base *base) return; base->clk = base->next_expiry; } -#endif } @@ -1667,10 +1659,8 @@ u64 get_next_timer_interrupt(unsigned long basej, u64 basem) * logic is only maintained for the BASE_STD base, deferrable * timers may still see large granularity skew (by design). */ - if ((expires - basem) > TICK_NSEC) { - base->must_forward_clk = true; + if ((expires - basem) > TICK_NSEC) base->is_idle = true; - } } raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock); @@ -1769,16 +1759,7 @@ static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base) /* * timer_base::must_forward_clk must be cleared before running * timers so that any timer functions that call mod_timer() will - * not try to forward the base. Idle tracking / clock forwarding - * logic is only used with BASE_STD timers. - * - * The must_forward_clk flag is cleared unconditionally also for - * the deferrable base. The deferrable base is not affected by idle - * tracking and never forwarded, so clearing the flag is a NOOP. - * - * The fact that the deferrable base is never forwarded can cause - * large variations in granularity for deferrable timers, but they - * can be deferred for long periods due to idle anyway. + * not try to forward the base. */ base->must_forward_clk = false; @@ -1791,6 +1772,7 @@ static inline void __run_timers(struct timer_base *base) while (levels--) expire_timers(base, heads + levels); } + base->must_forward_clk = true; raw_spin_unlock_irq(&base->lock); timer_base_unlock_expiry(base); } |