Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] Make net watchdog timers 1 sec jiffy aligned

From: Andi Kleen <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 May 2007 12:36:26 +0200

Venki Pallipadi <[email-masked]> writes:
> 
> If this does not work:
> Another option is to use 'deferrable timer' here which will be called at
> same as before time when CPU is busy and on idle CPU it will be delayed until
> CPU comes out of idle due to any other events.

That would sound like a good idea here and at least power wise 
it should be nearly free

-Andi