Use deferrable timer for watchdog. Reduces wakeups from idle per second.
Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c 2007-12-07 10:04:39.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-work/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c 2007-12-18 20:38:38.000000000 -0500 @@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer.function = &e1000_82547_tx_fifo_stall; adapter->tx_fifo_stall_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter; - init_timer(&adapter->watchdog_timer); + init_timer_deferrable(&adapter->watchdog_timer); adapter->watchdog_timer.function = &e1000_watchdog; adapter->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long) adapter; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html