linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched: generalize CONFIG_IRQ_TIME

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Message-ID: <4F4C71F4.7000604@linaro.org>
Date:	Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:19:32 +0400
From:	Dmitry Antipov <dmitry.antipov@...aro.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>,
	Venki Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org,
	patches@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched: generalize CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING for X86
 and ARM

On 02/27/2012 02:12 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

>> -extern void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void);
>> -extern void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void);
>> +extern int sched_clock_irqtime;
>> +static inline void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
>> +{
>> +	if (sched_clock_irqtime == -1)
>> +		sched_clock_irqtime = 1;
>> +}
>> +static inline void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void)
>> +{
>> +	sched_clock_irqtime = 0;
>> +}
>>   #else
>>   static inline void enable_sched_clock_irqtime(void) {}
>>   static inline void disable_sched_clock_irqtime(void) {}
>
> Please keep them out-of-line, its not a fast path and it avoids having
> to expose the state variable.

OK

>> +/*
>> + * -1 if not initialized, 0 if disabled with "noirqtime" kernel option
>> + * or after unstable clock was detected, 1 if enabled and active.
>> + */
>
> You forgot to explain what you need the tri-state for.
>
>> +__read_mostly int sched_clock_irqtime = -1;

The comment above should be a sufficient explanation, isn't it?

It's a tri-state just because it "merges" two variables: internal state (enabled/disabled)
and the value passed by "noirqtime" option (turn it on, default/turn it off). It can be
enabled only if it was not turned off explicitly, i.e. -1 => 1 transition is possible,
but 0 -> 1 is not. The same rule applies to a situation when an unstable clock is detected.

Dmitry
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