Re: [RFC] sched_tick with interrupts enabled

From: Christoph Lameter
Date: Wed Oct 18 2006 - 14:48:39 EST


On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Nick Piggin wrote:

> wake_priority_sleeper should not be called from rebalance_tick. That
> code was OK where it was before, I think.

wake_priority_sleeper() is necessary to establish the idle state.

> And you need to now turn off interrupts when doing the locking in
> load_balance.

Hmmm.. yes requires to review all the locks. sigh.

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