linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 2/2] sched/topology: Sort asym_cap

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Date: Fri,  5 Jan 2024 22:20:14 +0000
From: Qais Yousef <qyousef@...alina.io>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
	Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Pierre Gondois" <Pierre.Gondois@....com>,
	Qais Yousef <qyousef@...alina.io>
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/2] sched/topology: Sort asym_cap_list in descending order

So that searches always start from biggest CPU which would help misfit
detection logic to be more efficient.

Suggested-by: Pierre Gondois <pierre.gondois@....com>
Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef (Google) <qyousef@...alina.io>
---
 kernel/sched/topology.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index ba4a0b18ae25..1505677e4247 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -1384,18 +1384,30 @@ static void free_asym_cap_entry(struct rcu_head *head)
 static inline void asym_cpu_capacity_update_data(int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long capacity = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu);
-	struct asym_cap_data *entry = NULL;
+	struct asym_cap_data *insert_entry = NULL;
+	struct asym_cap_data *entry;
 
+	/*
+	 * Search if capacity already exits. If not, track which the entry
+	 * where we should insert to keep the list ordered descendingly.
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &asym_cap_list, link) {
 		if (capacity == entry->capacity)
 			goto done;
+		else if (!insert_entry && capacity > entry->capacity)
+			insert_entry = list_prev_entry(entry, link);
 	}
 
 	entry = kzalloc(sizeof(*entry) + cpumask_size(), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (WARN_ONCE(!entry, "Failed to allocate memory for asymmetry data\n"))
 		return;
 	entry->capacity = capacity;
-	list_add_rcu(&entry->link, &asym_cap_list);
+
+	/* If NULL then the new capacity is the smallest, add last. */
+	if (!insert_entry)
+		list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->link, &asym_cap_list);
+	else
+		list_add_rcu(&entry->link, &insert_entry->link);
 done:
 	__cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cpu_capacity_span(entry));
 }
-- 
2.34.1