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Use num_possible_cpus() instead of NR_CPUS for timer distribution
authorjohn stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:27:18 +0000 (23:27 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:42:53 +0000 (08:42 -0700)
commitc8b8f98a182b1b882c66588fafb7b3be6eca196b
treead2705044b5b781aeb1a119d9c8548a044c7e21f
parenteb340914f5f6a8242b137969ec2b5261b35b66b8
Use num_possible_cpus() instead of NR_CPUS for timer distribution

To avoid lock contention, we distribute the sched_timer calls across the
cpus so they do not trigger at the same instant.  However, I used NR_CPUS,
which can cause needless grouping on small smp systems depending on your
kernel config.  This patch converts to using num_possible_cpus() so we
spread it as evenly as possible on every machine.

Briefly tested w/ NR_CPUS=255 and verified reduced contention.

Signed-off-by: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
kernel/time/tick-sched.c