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@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct tick_device, tick_cpu_device);
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ktime_t tick_next_period;
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ktime_t tick_period;
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+/*
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+ * tick_do_timer_cpu is a timer core internal variable which holds the CPU NR
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+ * which is responsible for calling do_timer(), i.e. the timekeeping stuff. This
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+ * variable has two functions:
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+ *
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+ * 1) Prevent a thundering herd issue of a gazillion of CPUs trying to grab the
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+ * timekeeping lock all at once. Only the CPU which is assigned to do the
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+ * update is handling it.
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+ *
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+ * 2) Hand off the duty in the NOHZ idle case by setting the value to
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+ * TICK_DO_TIMER_NONE, i.e. a non existing CPU. So the next cpu which looks
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+ * at it will take over and keep the time keeping alive. The handover
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+ * procedure also covers cpu hotplug.
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+ */
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int tick_do_timer_cpu __read_mostly = TICK_DO_TIMER_BOOT;
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/*
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