linux-kernel - Re: [patch 120/123] sched: Fix sched_mv_power

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Message-ID: <20100315055118.GP5212@dirshya.in.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:21:18 +0530
From:	Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 120/123] sched: Fix sched_mv_power_savings for !SMT

* Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> [2010-03-12 16:13:38]:

> 2.6.33-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

Hi Greg,

Thanks to pulling this into .32 and .33-stable.  Please correct the
subject and commit message to sched_mc_power_savings when you apply.
The term sched_mv_power_savings is a typo.

"sched: Fix sched_mc_power_savings for !SMT"

Thanks,
Vaidy

Ref: http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/2/16/230

> -----------------
> 
> From: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> commit 28f5318167adf23b16c844b9c2253f355cb21796 upstream.
> 
> Fix for sched_mc_powersavigs for pre-Nehalem platforms.
> Child sched domain should clear SD_PREFER_SIBLING if parent will have
> SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE because they are contradicting.
> 
> Sets the flags correctly based on sched_mc_power_savings.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> LKML-Reference: <20100208100555.GD2931@...shya.in.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> 
> ---
>  include/linux/sched.h |    5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -878,7 +878,10 @@ static inline int sd_balance_for_mc_powe
>  	if (sched_smt_power_savings)
>  		return SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE;
> 
> -	return SD_PREFER_SIBLING;
> +	if (!sched_mc_power_savings)
> +		return SD_PREFER_SIBLING;
> +
> +	return 0;
>  }
> 
>  static inline int sd_balance_for_package_power(void)
> 
> 
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