Re: [PATCH v2] tick: shift tick_nohz_switch_to_nohz() from tick_check_oneshot_change() to hrtimer_run_queues()

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Sun, Jun 02 2024 at 12:20, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> @@ -1891,8 +1891,11 @@ void hrtimer_run_queues(void)
>  	 * there only sets the check bit in the tick_oneshot code,
>  	 * otherwise we might deadlock vs. xtime_lock.
>  	 */
> -	if (tick_check_oneshot_change(!hrtimer_is_hres_enabled())) {
> -		hrtimer_switch_to_hres();
> +	if (tick_check_oneshot_change()) {
> +		if (hrtimer_is_hres_enabled())
> +			hrtimer_switch_to_hres();
> +		else
> +			tick_nohz_switch_to_nohz();

hrtimers have no business with tick_nohz_switch_to_nohz(),
really. That's a strict tick/nohz specific thing. hrtimers do not care
about NOHZ much. They care about whether they can switch to high
resolution mode.

Thanks,

        tglx