So this version now implements remote irq works using the generic IPI interrupt available in most archs, as suggested by Peterz.
Keep in mind that the first patch is really just a draft to build the mockup. It needs to be turned into an internal state set on boot or so. git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/frederic/linux-dynticks.git timers/nohz-irq-work-v2 Thanks, Frederic --- Frederic Weisbecker (5): irq_work: Let arch tell us if it can raise irq work irq_work: Force non-lazy works to the IPI irq_work: Allow remote queueing nohz: Move full nohz kick to its own IPI nohz: Use IPI implicit full barrier against rq->nr_running r/w arch/alpha/kernel/time.c | 5 +++ arch/arm/kernel/smp.c | 5 +++ arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c | 5 +++ arch/sparc/kernel/pcr.c | 5 +++ arch/x86/kernel/irq_work.c | 7 ++++ include/linux/irq_work.h | 3 ++ include/linux/tick.h | 9 ++++- kernel/irq_work.c | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- kernel/sched/core.c | 14 ++++---- kernel/sched/sched.h | 12 +++++-- kernel/smp.c | 3 ++ kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 10 +++--- kernel/timer.c | 2 +- 13 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/