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If need_resched() returns "false", breaking out of the loop in poll_idle() will cause a new idle state to be selected, so in fact it usually doesn't make sense to spin in it longer than the target residency of the second state. [Note that the "polling" state is used only if there is at least one "real" state defined in addition to it, so the second state is always there.] On the other hand, breaking out of it early (say in case the next state is disabled) shouldn't hurt as it is polling anyway. For this reason, make the loop in poll_idle() break if the CPU has been spinning longer than the target residency of the second state (the "polling" state can only be state[0]). Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.