On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:18:11PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> The reason why we want to do that is: 
> 
>     timer      expiry time
>     A         100us -> programmed hardware event
>     B        2000us
> 
> Restart timer A with an expiry time of 3000us without reprogramming:
> 
>     timer      expiry time
>     NONE       100us -> programmed hardware event
>     B        2000us
>     A        3000us
> 
> We take an extra wakeup for reprogramming the hardware, which is
> counterproductive for power saving. So disabling it blindly will cause
> a regresssion for other people. We need to be smarter than that.

So aside from the complete mess posted; how about something like this?

*completely untested etc..*

---
 include/linux/hrtimer.h |  5 +++++
 kernel/hrtimer.c        | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index d19a5c2..f2bcb9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct hrtimer_cpu_base {
        ktime_t                         expires_next;
        int                             hres_active;
        int                             hang_detected;
+       int                             timers_removed;
        unsigned long                   nr_events;
        unsigned long                   nr_retries;
        unsigned long                   nr_hangs;
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ static inline ktime_t hrtimer_expires_remaining(const 
struct hrtimer *timer)
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
 struct clock_event_device;
 
+extern void hrtimer_enter_idle(void);
+
 extern void hrtimer_interrupt(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
 /*
@@ -296,6 +299,8 @@ extern void clock_was_set_delayed(void);
 # define MONOTONIC_RES_NSEC    LOW_RES_NSEC
 # define KTIME_MONOTONIC_RES   KTIME_LOW_RES
 
+static inline void hrtimer_enter_idle(void) { }
+
 static inline void hrtimer_peek_ahead_timers(void) { }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index f0f4fe2..ffb16d3 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -673,6 +673,27 @@ static inline ktime_t hrtimer_update_base(struct 
hrtimer_cpu_base *base)
        return ktime_get_update_offsets(offs_real, offs_boot, offs_tai);
 }
 
+static void __hrtimer_reprogram_all(struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base)
+{
+       if (!hrtimer_hres_active())
+               return;
+
+       raw_spin_lock(&base->lock);
+       hrtimer_update_base(base);
+       hrtimer_force_reprogram(base, 0);
+       raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock);
+}
+
+void hrtimer_enter_idle(void)
+{
+       struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base = &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases);
+
+       if (base->timers_removed) {
+               base->timers_removed = 0;
+               __hrtimer_reprogramm_all(base);
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  * Retrigger next event is called after clock was set
  *
@@ -682,13 +703,7 @@ static void retrigger_next_event(void *arg)
 {
        struct hrtimer_cpu_base *base = &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases);
 
-       if (!hrtimer_hres_active())
-               return;
-
-       raw_spin_lock(&base->lock);
-       hrtimer_update_base(base);
-       hrtimer_force_reprogram(base, 0);
-       raw_spin_unlock(&base->lock);
+       __hrtimer_reprogram_all(base);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -907,7 +922,7 @@ static int enqueue_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
  */
 static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
                             struct hrtimer_clock_base *base,
-                            unsigned long newstate, int reprogram)
+                            unsigned long newstate)
 {
        struct timerqueue_node *next_timer;
        if (!(timer->state & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED))
@@ -915,19 +930,10 @@ static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 
        next_timer = timerqueue_getnext(&base->active);
        timerqueue_del(&base->active, &timer->node);
-       if (&timer->node == next_timer) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
-               /* Reprogram the clock event device. if enabled */
-               if (reprogram && hrtimer_hres_active()) {
-                       ktime_t expires;
-
-                       expires = ktime_sub(hrtimer_get_expires(timer),
-                                           base->offset);
-                       if (base->cpu_base->expires_next.tv64 == expires.tv64)
-                               hrtimer_force_reprogram(base->cpu_base, 1);
-               }
+       if (hrtimer_hres_active() && &timer->node == next_timer)
+               base->cpu_base->timers_removed++;
 #endif
-       }
        if (!timerqueue_getnext(&base->active))
                base->cpu_base->active_bases &= ~(1 << base->index);
 out:
@@ -942,26 +948,16 @@ remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer, struct 
hrtimer_clock_base *base)
 {
        if (hrtimer_is_queued(timer)) {
                unsigned long state;
-               int reprogram;
 
-               /*
-                * Remove the timer and force reprogramming when high
-                * resolution mode is active and the timer is on the current
-                * CPU. If we remove a timer on another CPU, reprogramming is
-                * skipped. The interrupt event on this CPU is fired and
-                * reprogramming happens in the interrupt handler. This is a
-                * rare case and less expensive than a smp call.
-                */
                debug_deactivate(timer);
                timer_stats_hrtimer_clear_start_info(timer);
-               reprogram = base->cpu_base == &__get_cpu_var(hrtimer_bases);
                /*
                 * We must preserve the CALLBACK state flag here,
                 * otherwise we could move the timer base in
                 * switch_hrtimer_base.
                 */
                state = timer->state & HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK;
-               __remove_hrtimer(timer, base, state, reprogram);
+               __remove_hrtimer(timer, base, state);
                return 1;
        }
        return 0;
@@ -1243,7 +1239,7 @@ static void __run_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t 
*now)
        WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
        debug_deactivate(timer);
-       __remove_hrtimer(timer, base, HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK, 0);
+       __remove_hrtimer(timer, base, HRTIMER_STATE_CALLBACK);
        timer_stats_account_hrtimer(timer);
        fn = timer->function;
 
@@ -1690,7 +1686,7 @@ static void migrate_hrtimer_list(struct 
hrtimer_clock_base *old_base,
                 * timer could be seen as !active and just vanish away
                 * under us on another CPU
                 */
-               __remove_hrtimer(timer, old_base, HRTIMER_STATE_MIGRATE, 0);
+               __remove_hrtimer(timer, old_base, HRTIMER_STATE_MIGRATE);
                timer->base = new_base;
                /*
                 * Enqueue the timers on the new cpu. This does not
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Reply via email to