Re: [PATCH] i386 No-Idle-Hz aka Dynamic-Ticks 3

From: Daniel Petrini (d.pensator_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/09/05

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To: george@mvista.com

    > I convinced my self that the next_timer... code in timer.c misses timers
    > (i.e. gives the wrong answer). I did this (after wondering due to
    > performance) by scanning the whole timer list after I had the
    > next_timer... answer and finding a better answer, not always, but some
    > times. That code does not address the cascade list correctly.

    The timertop kernel patch accounts for all the scheduled timers. Try
    to take a look at its output at /proc/top_info. Maybe it can help to
    detect it.

    Daniel Petrini 

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