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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] RFC: nomadik: expand timesource to 63 bits
    On Thu, 11 Nov 2010, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
    > On Thu, 11 Nov 2010, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
    > > Well, you don't need the keepwarm() timer, if you just call
    > > sched_clock() in the idle wakeup path, so the magic in the NOHZ code
    > > will ensure that you reread the thing timely.
    >
    > You still have to make sure you get out of idle before 16 secs has
    > passed.

    No, I meant to put it into the idle loop, right after mach_idle() or
    whatever is called to put the CPU into deep power sleep. The
    clockevents core code makes sure that you get interrupted in time.

    Thanks,

    tglx


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