Re: [PATCH tip/core/timers 3/4] timers: Reduce future__run_timers() latency for newly emptied list

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed Jan 15 2014 - 15:54:16 EST


On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:20:47 -0800
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
> index 295837e5e011..bdd1c00ec4ec 100644
> --- a/kernel/timer.c
> +++ b/kernel/timer.c
> @@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ static int detach_if_pending(struct timer_list *timer, struct tvec_base *base,
> base->next_timer = base->timer_jiffies;
> }
> base->all_timers--;
> + (void)catchup_timer_jiffies(base);

Why the "(void)" ?

-- Steve

> return 1;
> }
>

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