2007-12-19 00:56:24

by Parag Warudkar

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Subject: [PATCH] clocksource.c: Use init_timer_deferrable for clocksource_watchdog


clocksource_watchdog can use a deferrable timer - reduces wakeups from
idle per second.

Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <[email protected]>

--- linux-2.6/kernel/time/clocksource.c 2007-12-07 10:04:43.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6-work/kernel/time/clocksource.c 2007-12-13 12:49:14.000000000 -0500
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
if (watchdog)
del_timer(&watchdog_timer);
watchdog = cs;
- init_timer(&watchdog_timer);
+ init_timer_deferrable(&watchdog_timer);
watchdog_timer.function = clocksource_watchdog;

/* Reset watchdog cycles */