Re: [PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-03 Thread Andi Kleen
On Thursday 03 January 2008 11:49:56 Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Previously the code used a single timer that then used > > smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was > > waiting for them. > > > > But it is better / more real

Re: [PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-03 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Previously the code used a single timer that then used > smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was > waiting for them. > > But it is better / more real time and more power friendly to simply > run individual timers on each

Re: [PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-03 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Andi Kleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Previously the code used a single timer that then used smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was waiting for them. But it is better / more real time and more power friendly to simply run individual timers on each CPU so

Re: [PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-03 Thread Andi Kleen
On Thursday 03 January 2008 11:49:56 Ingo Molnar wrote: * Andi Kleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Previously the code used a single timer that then used smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was waiting for them. But it is better / more real time and more

[PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-02 Thread Andi Kleen
Previously the code used a single timer that then used smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was waiting for them. But it is better / more real time and more power friendly to simply run individual timers on each CPU so they all do this independently. This way no

[PATCH] [12/20] x86: Use a per cpu timer for correctable machine check checking

2008-01-02 Thread Andi Kleen
Previously the code used a single timer that then used smp_call_function to interrupt all CPUs while the original CPU was waiting for them. But it is better / more real time and more power friendly to simply run individual timers on each CPU so they all do this independently. This way no