* Peter Zijlstra <pet...@infradead.org> [150216 05:13]:
> From: Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de>
> 
> clockevents_notify() is a leftover from the early design of the
> clockevents facility. It's really not a notification mechanism, it's a
> multiplex call. We are way better off to have explicit calls instead of this
> monstrosity.
> 
> Split out the broadcast oneshot control into a separate function and
> provide inline helpers. Switch clockevents_notify() over. This will go
> away once all callers are converted.
> 
> This also gets rid of the nested locking of clockevents_lock and
> broadcast_lock. The broadcast oneshot control functions do not require
> clockevents_lock. Only the managing functions
> (setup/shutdown/suspend/resume of the broadcast device require
> clockevents_lock.

Still works for me:

Tested-by: Tony Lindgren <t...@atomide.com>
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