[RFC PATCH 2/2] sched/idle: Add a description for play_idle_precise
From: Atul Pant
Date: Wed Apr 10 2024 - 00:55:36 EST
Since runtime accounting of any RT idle thread is prevented, add a
description about this function that it runs idle loops on a cpu
without these threads being preempted due to RT throttling.
Signed-off-by: Atul Pant <quic_atulpant@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/idle.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 5007b25c5bc6..7aaf3679f50a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart idle_inject_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *timer)
return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
}
+/*
+ * This function runs idle loops on a cpu, whose policy is set as SCHED_FIFO.
+ * Despite being a rt thread, runtime for it is not accounted, thus preventing
+ * its preemption due to rt-throttling
+ */
void play_idle_precise(u64 duration_ns, u64 latency_ns)
{
struct idle_timer it;
--
2.25.1