[PATCH 4/4] timers: Get this_cpu once while clearing idle timer
From: Shrikanth Hegde
Date: Mon Mar 23 2026 - 15:39:10 EST
Calling smp_processor_id() on:
- In CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=y, if preemption/irq is disabled, then it does
not print any warning.
- In CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=n, it doesn't do anything apart from getting
__smp_processor_id
So with both CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=y/n, in preemption disabled section
it is better to cache the value. It could save a few cycles. Though
tiny, repeated could add up to a small value.
timer_clear_idle is called with interrupts disabled.
So cache the value once.
Signed-off-by: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/timer.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 7e1e3bde6b8b..04d928c21aba 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -2319,6 +2319,7 @@ u64 timer_base_try_to_set_idle(unsigned long basej, u64 basem, bool *idle)
*/
void timer_clear_idle(void)
{
+ int this_cpu = smp_processor_id();
/*
* We do this unlocked. The worst outcome is a remote pinned timer
* enqueue sending a pointless IPI, but taking the lock would just
@@ -2327,9 +2328,9 @@ void timer_clear_idle(void)
* path. Required for BASE_LOCAL only.
*/
__this_cpu_write(timer_bases[BASE_LOCAL].is_idle, false);
- if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(smp_processor_id()))
+ if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(this_cpu))
__this_cpu_write(timer_bases[BASE_GLOBAL].is_idle, false);
- trace_timer_base_idle(false, smp_processor_id());
+ trace_timer_base_idle(false, this_cpu);
/* Activate without holding the timer_base->lock */
tmigr_cpu_activate();
--
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