linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: eliminate redundant code in sched

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Date:   Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:37:13 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@....com>
Cc:     Peng Liu <iwtbavbm@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: eliminate redundant code in sched_slice()

On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 04:15:24PM +0100, Qais Yousef wrote:
> On 08/16/19 22:12, Peng Liu wrote:
> > Since sched_slice() is used in high frequency,
> > small change should also make sense.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Peng Liu <iwtbavbm@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  kernel/sched/fair.c | 11 ++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > index 1054d2cf6aaa..6ae2a507aac0 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > @@ -694,19 +694,16 @@ static u64 sched_slice(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
> >  	u64 slice = __sched_period(cfs_rq->nr_running + !se->on_rq);
> >  
> >  	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
> > -		struct load_weight *load;
> >  		struct load_weight lw;
> >  
> >  		cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
> > -		load = &cfs_rq->load;
> > +		lw = cfs_rq->load;
> >  
> > -		if (unlikely(!se->on_rq)) {
> > +		if (unlikely(!se->on_rq))
> >  			lw = cfs_rq->load;
> >  
> > -			update_load_add(&lw, se->load.weight);
> > -			load = &lw;
> > -		}
> > -		slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, load);
> > +		update_load_add(&lw, se->load.weight);
> > +		slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, &lw);
> 
> Unless I misread the diff, you changed the behavior.
> 
> update_load_add() is only called if (unlikely(!se->on_rq)), but with your
> change it is called unconditionally. And lw is set twice.
> 
> I think what you intended is this?

So I'd really rather hold off on this; Rik is poking at getting rid of
all of this hierarchical crud in one go.