linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCHC 3/3] sched/fair: use the idle state info to choose the idlest cpu

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Date:	Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:38:45 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
Cc:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, rjw@...ysocki.net,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, alex.shi@...aro.org,
	vincent.guittot@...aro.org, morten.rasmussen@....com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHC 3/3] sched/fair: use the idle state info to choose
 the idlest cpu

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:21:28PM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> CPU topology is needed to properly describe scheduling domains.  Whether 
> we balance across domains or pack using as few domains as possible is a 
> separate issue.  In other words, you shouldn't have to care in this 
> patch series.
> 
> And IMHO coupled C-state is a low-level mechanism that should remain 
> private to cpuidle which the scheduler shouldn't be aware of.

I'm confused.. why wouldn't you want to expose these?
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