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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:23:20 +0530
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Subject: Re: [Query] Can we use normal timers (kernel/timer.c) while in
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From: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
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On 4 June 2014 19:14, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> wrote:
> BTW, shouldn't we do something similar for mod_timer_pinned()
> as well ?

Also, as we aren't forcing get_nohz_timer_target() to _not_ return
a NO_HZ_FULL, we might end up queuing a timer on NO_HZ_FULL
cpu with the unpinned timer APIs. And the same question might
stand true for this case as well?
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