[PATCH] sch_generic.c: Make dev_watchdog use deferrable timer

Reduces the number of wakeups from idle per second, makes powertop happy.

Signed-off-by: Parag Warudkar <[email protected]>

--- linux-2.6/net/sched/sch_generic.c	2007-12-07 10:04:43.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6-work/net/sched/sch_generic.c	2007-12-16 17:57:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@

 static void dev_watchdog_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	init_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer);
+	init_timer_deferrable(&dev->watchdog_timer);
 	dev->watchdog_timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
 	dev->watchdog_timer.function = dev_watchdog;
 }
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