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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/time')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/time/tick-common.c | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c index 0084e1ae2583..a89ef450fda7 100644 --- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c +++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c @@ -397,15 +397,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tick_broadcast_oneshot_control); #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU /* - * Transfer the do_timer job away from a dying cpu. - * - * Called with interrupts disabled. No locking required. If - * tick_do_timer_cpu is owned by this cpu, nothing can change it. + * Stop the tick and transfer the timekeeping job away from a dying cpu. */ -void tick_handover_do_timer(void) +int tick_cpu_dying(unsigned int dying_cpu) { - if (tick_do_timer_cpu == smp_processor_id()) + /* + * If the current CPU is the timekeeper, it's the only one that + * can safely hand over its duty. Also all online CPUs are in + * stop machine, guaranteed not to be idle, therefore it's safe + * to pick any online successor. + */ + if (tick_do_timer_cpu == dying_cpu) tick_do_timer_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask); + + return 0; } /* |