Re: [PATCH] e1000e: Use deferrable timer for watchdog

From: Kok, Auke
Date: Wed Dec 19 2007 - 14:05:11 EST


Parag Warudkar wrote:
>
> Reduce wakeups from idle per second.
>
> Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> --- linux-2.6/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c 2007-12-07
> 10:04:39.000000000 -0500
> +++ linux-2.6-work/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c 2007-12-18
> 20:45:59.000000000 -0500
> @@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@
> goto err_eeprom;
> }
>
> - init_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
> + init_timer_deferrable(&adapter->watchdog_timer);
> adapter->watchdog_timer.function = &e1000_watchdog;
> adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter;
>


see my reply to "Re: [PATCH] e1000: Use deferrable timer for watchdog" - IOW no,
we don't want this

Auke
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