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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/hrtimer.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/hrtimer.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 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, |