Re: [GIT PULL] scheduler changes for v3.3

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Jan 06 2012 - 14:19:15 EST



* Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> [...] Also double-check my resolve of the
> set_cpu_sd_state_idle() call in kernel/time/tick-sched.c,
> please. I've pushed it out, and it seems to work for me,
> but...

Looks good at first sight - set_cpu_sd_state_idle() is only
called from the idle thread when it is going idle - so there
should neither be any irq context callers nor any preemption
going on - no races.

Thanks,

Ingo
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