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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/hrtimer.h | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/hrtimer_types.h | 3 |
2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h index b5003856fd60..c924bb2498db 100644 --- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h +++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h @@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ * soft irq context * HRTIMER_MODE_HARD - Timer callback function will be executed in * hard irq context even on PREEMPT_RT. + * HRTIMER_MODE_LAZY_REARM - Avoid reprogramming if the timer was the + * first expiring timer and is moved into the + * future. Special mode for the HRTICK timer to + * avoid extensive reprogramming of the hardware, + * which is expensive in virtual machines. Risks + * a pointless expiry, but that's better than + * reprogramming on every context switch, */ enum hrtimer_mode { HRTIMER_MODE_ABS = 0x00, @@ -38,6 +45,7 @@ enum hrtimer_mode { HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED = 0x02, HRTIMER_MODE_SOFT = 0x04, HRTIMER_MODE_HARD = 0x08, + HRTIMER_MODE_LAZY_REARM = 0x10, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED = HRTIMER_MODE_ABS | HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED = HRTIMER_MODE_REL | HRTIMER_MODE_PINNED, diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer_types.h b/include/linux/hrtimer_types.h index 8fbbb6bdf7a1..64381c64cdbd 100644 --- a/include/linux/hrtimer_types.h +++ b/include/linux/hrtimer_types.h @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ enum hrtimer_restart { * @is_soft: Set if hrtimer will be expired in soft interrupt context. * @is_hard: Set if hrtimer will be expired in hard interrupt context * even on RT. + * @is_lazy: Set if the timer is frequently rearmed to avoid updates + * of the clock event device * * The hrtimer structure must be initialized by hrtimer_setup() */ @@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ struct hrtimer { u8 is_rel; u8 is_soft; u8 is_hard; + u8 is_lazy; }; #endif /* _LINUX_HRTIMER_TYPES_H */ |