linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] sched: Stop nohz stats when decayed

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Date:   Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:45:37 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        valentin.schneider@....com, morten.rasmussen@...s.arm.com,
        brendan.jackman@....com, dietmar.eggemann@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] sched: Stop nohz stats when decayed

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 09:07:52AM +0100, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> @@ -9383,11 +9450,16 @@ static bool nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
>  		 * work being done for other cpus. Next load
>  		 * balancing owner will pick it up.
>  		 */
> -		if (need_resched())
> -			break;
> +		if (need_resched()) {
> +			has_blocked_load = true;
> +			goto abort;
> +		}
>  
>  		rq = cpu_rq(balance_cpu);
>  
> +		update_blocked_averages(rq->cpu);

Does that want to be update_nohz_stats() ?

> +		has_blocked_load |= rq->has_blocked_load;
> +
>  		/*
>  		 * If time for next balance is due,
>  		 * do the balance.