[PATCH] e1000e: Use deferrable timer for watchdog

From: Parag Warudkar
Date: Tue Dec 18 2007 - 20:50:16 EST



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;

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