linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 04/22] sched: don't need go to smaller sched domain

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Date:	Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:32:19 +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 04/22] sched: don't need go to smaller sched domain

On 01/05/2013 02:07 PM, Alex Shi wrote:
> If parent sched domain has no task allowed cpu find. neither find in
> it's child. So, go out to save useless checking.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Shi <alex.shi@...el.com>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 3c7b09a..ecfbf8e 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -3378,10 +3378,8 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int wake_flags)
>  			load_idx = sd->wake_idx;
> 
>  		group = find_idlest_group(sd, p, cpu, load_idx);
> -		if (!group) {
> -			sd = sd->child;
> -			continue;
> -		}
> +		if (!group)
> +			goto unlock;
> 
>  		new_cpu = find_idlest_cpu(group, p, cpu);
> 
Reviewed-by:Preeti U Murthy

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