linux-kernel - [patch] sched: fix the all pinned logic in load_balance

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:54:02 -0700
From:	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	mingo@...e.hu, nickpiggin@...oo.com.au
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	clameter@....com
Subject: [patch] sched: fix the all pinned logic in load_balance_newidle()

nr_moved is not the correct check for triggering all pinned logic. Fix the
all pinned logic in the case of load_balance_newidle().

Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
---

diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 3332bbb..0cdac9c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2668,6 +2668,7 @@ load_balance_newidle(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq, struct sched_domain *sd)
 	unsigned long imbalance;
 	int nr_moved = 0;
 	int sd_idle = 0;
+	int all_pinned = 0;
 	cpumask_t cpus = CPU_MASK_ALL;
 
 	/*
@@ -2706,10 +2707,10 @@ redo:
 		double_lock_balance(this_rq, busiest);
 		nr_moved = move_tasks(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest,
 					minus_1_or_zero(busiest->nr_running),
-					imbalance, sd, CPU_NEWLY_IDLE, NULL);
+					imbalance, sd, CPU_NEWLY_IDLE, &all_pinned);
 		spin_unlock(&busiest->lock);
 
-		if (!nr_moved) {
+		if (unlikely(all_pinned)) {
 			cpu_clear(cpu_of(busiest), cpus);
 			if (!cpus_empty(cpus))
 				goto redo;
-
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