In case when timers are migrated to a CPU, after it exits
idle, but before timer base is forwarded, either from
run_timer_softirq()/mod_timer()/add_timer_on(), it's
possible that migrated timers are queued, based on older
clock value. This can cause delays in handling those timers.
For example,
In case when timers are migrated to a CPU, after it exits
idle, but before timer base is forwarded, either from
run_timer_softirq()/mod_timer()/add_timer_on(), it's
possible that migrated timers are queued, based on older
clock value. This can cause delays in handling those timers.
For example,
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