linux-kernel - SCHED: Is task migration necessary in sched

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Date:	Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:14:27 +0600
From:	Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: SCHED: Is task migration necessary in sched_exec().

 Is task migration necessary in sched_exec()?

 In sched_exec function's comment it says:

 "sched_exec - execve() is a valuable balancing opportunity, because at
  this point the task has the smallest effective memory and cache footprint."

Right, but - when a execve() is called then this task will start execution (that
means this task will not waiting on the runqueue as TASK_RUNNING/WAKING,
it will get the CPU). At this point - what is the necessity to try
making it balance.
By looking at point of "smallest effective memory and cache footprint" , we are
missing the point that we are unnecessarily pushing task when its
about to execute.

Isn't it? Or I'm missing anything?

Rakib,
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