linux-kernel - [tip:sched/core] sched/fair: Push down check for high priority class task into idle

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Message-ID: <tip-e4aa358b6c23f98b2715594f6b1e9a4996a55f04@git.kernel.org>
Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:39:39 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Kirill Tkhai <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ktkhai@...allels.com, hpa@...or.com,
	mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:sched/core] sched/fair:
  Push down check for high priority class task into idle_balance()

Commit-ID:  e4aa358b6c23f98b2715594f6b1e9a4996a55f04
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/e4aa358b6c23f98b2715594f6b1e9a4996a55f04
Author:     Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...allels.com>
AuthorDate: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 13:31:55 +0400
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitDate: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:05:37 +0100

sched/fair: Push down check for high priority class task into idle_balance()

We close idle_exit_fair() bracket in case of we've pulled something or we've received
task of high priority class.

Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...allels.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1394098315.19290.10.camel@tkhai
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c      | 15 ++++++++++-----
 kernel/sched/idle_task.c |  1 -
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d8482e1..b956e70 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4787,17 +4787,16 @@ simple:
 	return p;
 
 idle:
+	new_tasks = idle_balance(rq);
 	/*
 	 * Because idle_balance() releases (and re-acquires) rq->lock, it is
 	 * possible for any higher priority task to appear. In that case we
 	 * must re-start the pick_next_entity() loop.
 	 */
-	new_tasks = idle_balance(rq);
-
-	if (rq->nr_running != rq->cfs.h_nr_running)
+	if (new_tasks < 0)
 		return RETRY_TASK;
 
-	if (new_tasks)
+	if (new_tasks > 0)
 		goto again;
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -6728,8 +6727,14 @@ static int idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq)
 		this_rq->max_idle_balance_cost = curr_cost;
 
 out:
-	if (pulled_task)
+	/* Is there a task of a high priority class? */
+	if (this_rq->nr_running != this_rq->cfs.h_nr_running)
+		pulled_task = -1;
+
+	if (pulled_task) {
+		idle_exit_fair(this_rq);
 		this_rq->idle_stamp = 0;
+	}
 
 	return pulled_task;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle_task.c b/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
index 1f37258..879f2b7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle_task.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pick_next_task_idle(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 	put_prev_task(rq, prev);
 
 	schedstat_inc(rq, sched_goidle);
-	idle_enter_fair(rq);
 	return rq->idle;
 }
 
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