linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/22] sched: fix find_idlest

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Message-ID: <50EF9C29.9070201@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:29:21 +0530
From:	Preeti U Murthy <preeti@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>
CC:	mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, arjan@...ux.intel.com, bp@...en8.de,
	pjt@...gle.com, namhyung@...nel.org, efault@....de,
	vincent.guittot@...aro.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/22] sched: fix find_idlest_group mess logical

On 01/05/2013 02:07 PM, Alex Shi wrote:
> There is 4 situations in the function:
> 1, no task allowed group;
> 	so min_load = ULONG_MAX, this_load = 0, idlest = NULL
> 2, only local group task allowed;
> 	so min_load = ULONG_MAX, this_load assigned, idlest = NULL
> 3, only non-local task group allowed;
> 	so min_load assigned, this_load = 0, idlest != NULL
> 4, local group + another group are task allowed.
> 	so min_load assigned, this_load assigned, idlest != NULL
> 
> Current logical will return NULL in first 3 kinds of scenarios.
> And still return NULL, if idlest group is heavier then the
> local group in the 4th situation.
> 
> Actually, I thought groups in situation 2,3 are also eligible to host
> the task. And in 4th situation, agree to bias toward local group.
> So, has this patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 12 +++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 6d3a95d..3c7b09a 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -3181,6 +3181,7 @@ find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
>  		  int this_cpu, int load_idx)
>  {
>  	struct sched_group *idlest = NULL, *group = sd->groups;
> +	struct sched_group *this_group = NULL;
>  	unsigned long min_load = ULONG_MAX, this_load = 0;
>  	int imbalance = 100 + (sd->imbalance_pct-100)/2;
> 
> @@ -3215,14 +3216,19 @@ find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
> 
>  		if (local_group) {
>  			this_load = avg_load;
> -		} else if (avg_load < min_load) {
> +			this_group = group;
> +		}
> +		if (avg_load < min_load) {
>  			min_load = avg_load;
>  			idlest = group;
>  		}
>  	} while (group = group->next, group != sd->groups);
> 
> -	if (!idlest || 100*this_load < imbalance*min_load)
> -		return NULL;
> +	if (this_group && idlest != this_group)
> +		/* Bias toward our group again */
> +		if (100*this_load < imbalance*min_load)
> +			idlest = this_group;
> +
>  	return idlest;
>  }
> 
Reviewed-by:Preeti U Murthy

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