linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][mmotm] Sched fix stale value in average load per task

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Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0530
From:	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Vaidyanathan S <svaidyan@...ibm.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Bharata B Rao <bharata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, efault@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH][mmotm] Sched fix stale value in average load per task

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>> * Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> [2008-11-12 16:19:00]:
>>
>>> +	else
>>> +		rq->avg_load_per_task = 0;
>>>  
>>>  	return rq->avg_load_per_task;
>> On second thoughts, does this look better? (Based on Mike 
>> Galbraith's suggestion)
> 
> yes - but could you send it as a delta patch against your previous 
> patch please? We want the simpler patch for tip/sched/urgent, as a 
> v2.6.28 fix - the removal of rq->avg_load_per_task can wait until 
> v2.6.29. (Please also include Mike's Ack in the patch if he acks the 
> patch.)

Fair enough. I'll send out the delta tomorrow.

-- 
	Balbir
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