Re: [RFC PATCH 02/15] nohz_task: Avoid nohz task cpu as non-idletimer target

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Mon, 2010-12-20 at 16:24 +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> Unbound timers are preferably targeted for non idle cpu. If
> possible though, prioritize idle cpus over nohz task cpus,
> because the main point of nohz task is to avoid unnecessary
> timer interrupts.

Oh is it?

I'd very much expect the cpu that arms the timer to get the interrupt. I
mean, if the task doesn't want to get interrupted by timers,
_DON'T_USE_TIMERS_ to begin with.

So no, don't much like this at all.
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