linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 0/7] sched: Optimize sched

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Date:	Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:36:57 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Eliezer Tamir <eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>,
	hpa@...or.com, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] sched: Optimize sched_clock bits

Hi all,

This series is supposed to optimize the kernel/sched/clock.c and x86
sched_clock() implementations.

So far its only been boot tested. So no clue if it really makes the thing
faster, but it does remove the need to disable IRQs.

I'm hoping Eliezer will test this with his benchmark where he could measure a
performance regression between using sched_clock() and local_clock().

It looks like ia64, the only other CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK user,
already matches the new expectations -- mostly not requiring IRQs disabled for
calling sched_clock().

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