linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/18] sched: simplified fork, enable load average into LB and power awareness scheduling

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Message-ID: <50C942AE.6010102@intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:51:26 +0800
From:	Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>
To:	Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
CC:	Alex Shi <lkml.alex@...il.com>,
	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, rob@...dley.net,
	mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	andre.przywara@....com, rjw@...k.pl, paul.gortmaker@...driver.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pjt@...gle.com,
	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/18] sched: simplified fork, enable load average into
 LB and power awareness scheduling

On 12/12/2012 10:21 PM, Vincent Guittot wrote:
>>> >> If Linux is to continue to work efficiently on heterogeneous
>>> >> multi-processing platforms, it needs to provide scheduling mechanisms
>>> >> that can be exploited as per the demands of the HW architecture.
>> >
>> > Linus definitely disagree such ideas. :) So, need to summaries the
>> > logical beyond all hardware.
>> >
>>> >> example is the "small task packing (and spreading)" for which Vincent
>>> >> Guittot has posted a patchset[1] earlier and so has Alex now.
>> >
>> > Sure. I just thought my patchset should handled the 'small task
>> > packing' scenario. Could you guy like to have a try?
> Hi Alex,
> 
> Yes, I will do a try with your patchset when i will have some spare time

Thanks Vincent! the balance and powersaving policy should have effect.
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