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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Dynamic tick for x86 version 050609-2
* Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> [050610 02:10]:
> Hi!
>
> Some more nitpicking...

Great!

> > +/*
> > + * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > + * Command line options
> > + * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > + */
> > +static int __initdata dyntick_autoenable = 0;
> > +static int __initdata dyntick_useapic = 0;
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * dyntick=[enable|disable],[forceapic]
> > + */
> > +static int __init dyntick_setup(char *options)
> > +{
> > + if (!options)
> > + return 0;
> > +
> > + if (strstr(options, "enable"))
> > + dyntick_autoenable = 1;
> > +
> > + if (strstr(options, "forceapic"))
> > + dyntick_useapic = 1;
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +__setup("dyntick=", dyntick_setup);
>
>
> Well, your parsing is little too simplistic. If I pass
> dyntick=do_not_dare_to_enable_it, it still enables :-).

OK, I'll change that to test that enable is the first option.

> > +/*
> > + * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > + * Sysfs interface
> > + * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > + */
> > +
> > +extern struct sys_device device_timer;
> > +
> > +static ssize_t show_dyn_tick_state(struct sys_device *dev, char *buf)
> > +{
> > + return sprintf(buf, "suitable:\t%i\n"
> > + "enabled:\t%i\n"
> > + "using APIC:\t%i\n",
> > + dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_SUITABLE,
> > + (dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_ENABLED) >> 1,
> > + (dyn_tick->state & DYN_TICK_USE_APIC) >> 3);
>
> You basically hardcode values of DYN_TICK_* here. Why not use !!() and
> loose dependency?
>
> Pavel

OK, thanks.

Tony
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