linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/2] sched/fair: Skip __update_load_avg() on cfs_rq sched

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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:09:56 -0700
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>, Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Chris Mason <clm@...com>, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/2] sched/fair: Skip __update_load_avg() on cfs_rq
 sched_entities

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 02:35:28PM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Now that a cfs_rq sched_entity's load_avg always gets propagated from
> the associated cfs_rq, there's no point in calling __update_load_avg()
> on it.  The two mechanisms compete with each other and we'd be always
> using a value close to the propagated one anyway.
> 
> Skip __update_load_avg() for cfs_rq sched_entities.  Also, relocate
> propagate_entity_load_avg() to signify that propagation is the
> counterpart to __update_load_avg() for cfs_rq sched_entities.  This
> puts the propagation before update_cfs_rq_load_avg() which shouldn't
> disturb anything.

Please ignore this patch.  As we don't propagate on decays, we still
need __update_load_avg() on runanble_load_avg so that it can decay on
its own.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun