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Revert commit69a37bea
(cpuidle: Quickly notice prediction failure for repeat mode), because it has been identified as the source of a significant performance regression in v3.8 and later as explained by Jeremy Eder: We believe we've identified a particular commit to the cpuidle code that seems to be impacting performance of variety of workloads. The simplest way to reproduce is using netperf TCP_RR test, so we're using that, on a pair of Sandy Bridge based servers. We also have data from a large database setup where performance is also measurably/positively impacted, though that test data isn't easily share-able. Included below are test results from 3 test kernels: kernel reverts ----------------------------------------------------------- 1) vanilla upstream (no reverts) 2) perfteam2 revertse11538d1f0
3) test reverts69a37beabf
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In summary, netperf TCP_RR numbers improve by approximately 4% after reverting69a37beabf
. When69a37beabf
is included, C0 residency never seems to get above 40%. Taking that patch out gets C0 near 100% quite often, and performance increases. The below data are histograms representing the %c0 residency @ 1-second sample rates (using turbostat), while under netperf test. - If you look at the first 4 histograms, you can see %c0 residency almost entirely in the 30,40% bin. - The last pair, which reverts69a37beabf
, shows %c0 in the 80,90,100% bins. Below each kernel name are netperf TCP_RR trans/s numbers for the particular kernel that can be disclosed publicly, comparing the 3 test kernels. We ran a 4th test with the vanilla kernel where we've also set /dev/cpu_dma_latency=0 to show overall impact boosting single-threaded TCP_RR performance over 11% above baseline. 3.10-rc2 vanilla RX + c0 lock (/dev/cpu_dma_latency=0): TCP_RR trans/s 54323.78 ----------------------------------------------------------- 3.10-rc2 vanilla RX (no reverts) TCP_RR trans/s 48192.47 Receiver %c0 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]: 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 59]: *********************************************************** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 1]: * 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]: 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]: 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]: 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]: 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]: Sender %c0 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]: 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 11]: *********** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 49]: ************************************************* 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]: 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]: 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]: 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]: 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]: ----------------------------------------------------------- 3.10-rc2 perfteam2 RX (reverts commite11538d1f0
) TCP_RR trans/s 49698.69 Receiver %c0 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 1]: * 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 59]: *********************************************************** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 0]: 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]: 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]: 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]: 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]: 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]: Sender %c0 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]: 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 2]: ** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 58]: ********************************************************** 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]: 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]: 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]: 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]: 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 0]: ----------------------------------------------------------- 3.10-rc2 test RX (reverts69a37beabf
ande11538d1f0
) TCP_RR trans/s 47766.95 Receiver %c0 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 1]: * 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 27]: *************************** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 2]: ** 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 0]: 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 2]: ** 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 0]: 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 0]: 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 28]: **************************** Sender: 0.0000 - 10.0000 [ 1]: * 10.0000 - 20.0000 [ 0]: 20.0000 - 30.0000 [ 0]: 30.0000 - 40.0000 [ 11]: *********** 40.0000 - 50.0000 [ 0]: 50.0000 - 60.0000 [ 1]: * 60.0000 - 70.0000 [ 0]: 70.0000 - 80.0000 [ 3]: *** 80.0000 - 90.0000 [ 7]: ******* 90.0000 - 100.0000 [ 38]: ************************************** These results demonstrate gaining back the tendency of the CPU to stay in more responsive, performant C-states (and thus yield measurably better performance), by reverting commit69a37beabf
. Requested-by: Jeremy Eder <jeder@redhat.com> Tested-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> Cc: 3.8+ <stable@vger.kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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/* linux/include/linux/tick.h
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*
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* This file contains the structure definitions for tick related functions
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*
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*/
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#ifndef _LINUX_TICK_H
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#define _LINUX_TICK_H
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#include <linux/clockchips.h>
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#include <linux/irqflags.h>
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#include <linux/percpu.h>
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#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
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#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
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enum tick_device_mode {
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TICKDEV_MODE_PERIODIC,
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TICKDEV_MODE_ONESHOT,
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};
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struct tick_device {
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struct clock_event_device *evtdev;
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enum tick_device_mode mode;
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};
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enum tick_nohz_mode {
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NOHZ_MODE_INACTIVE,
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NOHZ_MODE_LOWRES,
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NOHZ_MODE_HIGHRES,
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};
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/**
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* struct tick_sched - sched tick emulation and no idle tick control/stats
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* @sched_timer: hrtimer to schedule the periodic tick in high
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* resolution mode
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* @last_tick: Store the last tick expiry time when the tick
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* timer is modified for nohz sleeps. This is necessary
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* to resume the tick timer operation in the timeline
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* when the CPU returns from nohz sleep.
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* @tick_stopped: Indicator that the idle tick has been stopped
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* @idle_jiffies: jiffies at the entry to idle for idle time accounting
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* @idle_calls: Total number of idle calls
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* @idle_sleeps: Number of idle calls, where the sched tick was stopped
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* @idle_entrytime: Time when the idle call was entered
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* @idle_waketime: Time when the idle was interrupted
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* @idle_exittime: Time when the idle state was left
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* @idle_sleeptime: Sum of the time slept in idle with sched tick stopped
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* @iowait_sleeptime: Sum of the time slept in idle with sched tick stopped, with IO outstanding
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* @sleep_length: Duration of the current idle sleep
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* @do_timer_lst: CPU was the last one doing do_timer before going idle
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*/
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struct tick_sched {
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struct hrtimer sched_timer;
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unsigned long check_clocks;
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enum tick_nohz_mode nohz_mode;
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ktime_t last_tick;
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int inidle;
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int tick_stopped;
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unsigned long idle_jiffies;
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unsigned long idle_calls;
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unsigned long idle_sleeps;
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int idle_active;
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ktime_t idle_entrytime;
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ktime_t idle_waketime;
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ktime_t idle_exittime;
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ktime_t idle_sleeptime;
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ktime_t iowait_sleeptime;
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ktime_t sleep_length;
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unsigned long last_jiffies;
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unsigned long next_jiffies;
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ktime_t idle_expires;
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int do_timer_last;
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};
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extern void __init tick_init(void);
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extern int tick_is_oneshot_available(void);
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extern struct tick_device *tick_get_device(int cpu);
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# ifdef CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
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extern int tick_init_highres(void);
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extern int tick_program_event(ktime_t expires, int force);
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extern void tick_setup_sched_timer(void);
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# endif
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# if defined CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON || defined CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS
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extern void tick_cancel_sched_timer(int cpu);
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# else
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static inline void tick_cancel_sched_timer(int cpu) { }
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# endif
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# ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
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extern struct tick_device *tick_get_broadcast_device(void);
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extern struct cpumask *tick_get_broadcast_mask(void);
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# ifdef CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT
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extern struct cpumask *tick_get_broadcast_oneshot_mask(void);
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# endif
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# endif /* BROADCAST */
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# ifdef CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT
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extern void tick_clock_notify(void);
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extern int tick_check_oneshot_change(int allow_nohz);
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extern struct tick_sched *tick_get_tick_sched(int cpu);
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extern void tick_check_idle(int cpu);
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extern int tick_oneshot_mode_active(void);
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# ifndef arch_needs_cpu
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# define arch_needs_cpu(cpu) (0)
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# endif
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# else
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static inline void tick_clock_notify(void) { }
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static inline int tick_check_oneshot_change(int allow_nohz) { return 0; }
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static inline void tick_check_idle(int cpu) { }
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static inline int tick_oneshot_mode_active(void) { return 0; }
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# endif
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#else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
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static inline void tick_init(void) { }
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static inline void tick_cancel_sched_timer(int cpu) { }
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static inline void tick_clock_notify(void) { }
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static inline int tick_check_oneshot_change(int allow_nohz) { return 0; }
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static inline void tick_check_idle(int cpu) { }
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static inline int tick_oneshot_mode_active(void) { return 0; }
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#endif /* !CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS */
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# ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
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DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct tick_sched, tick_cpu_sched);
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static inline int tick_nohz_tick_stopped(void)
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{
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return __this_cpu_read(tick_cpu_sched.tick_stopped);
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}
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extern void tick_nohz_idle_enter(void);
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extern void tick_nohz_idle_exit(void);
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extern void tick_nohz_irq_exit(void);
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extern ktime_t tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(void);
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extern u64 get_cpu_idle_time_us(int cpu, u64 *last_update_time);
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extern u64 get_cpu_iowait_time_us(int cpu, u64 *last_update_time);
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# else /* !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
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static inline int tick_nohz_tick_stopped(void)
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{
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return 0;
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}
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static inline void tick_nohz_idle_enter(void) { }
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static inline void tick_nohz_idle_exit(void) { }
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static inline ktime_t tick_nohz_get_sleep_length(void)
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{
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ktime_t len = { .tv64 = NSEC_PER_SEC/HZ };
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return len;
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}
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static inline u64 get_cpu_idle_time_us(int cpu, u64 *unused) { return -1; }
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static inline u64 get_cpu_iowait_time_us(int cpu, u64 *unused) { return -1; }
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# endif /* !CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
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#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
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extern void tick_nohz_init(void);
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extern int tick_nohz_full_cpu(int cpu);
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extern void tick_nohz_full_check(void);
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extern void tick_nohz_full_kick(void);
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extern void tick_nohz_full_kick_all(void);
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extern void tick_nohz_task_switch(struct task_struct *tsk);
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#else
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static inline void tick_nohz_init(void) { }
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static inline int tick_nohz_full_cpu(int cpu) { return 0; }
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static inline void tick_nohz_full_check(void) { }
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static inline void tick_nohz_full_kick(void) { }
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static inline void tick_nohz_full_kick_all(void) { }
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static inline void tick_nohz_task_switch(struct task_struct *tsk) { }
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#endif
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#endif
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