linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] sched: fix task and run queue run

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Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:06:57 +0000
From:	"Meyer, Mike" <Mike.Meyer@...adata.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] sched: fix task and run queue run_delay inconsistencies

> On Thu, Oct 01, 2015 at 08:37:32AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>
> > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 08:28:41PM +0000, Meyer, Mike wrote:
> 
> It looks like the sites in the wakeup path do indeed not get any additional
> conditionals.
> 
> > > My only comment is I am not sure about the naming of the flag
> > > ENQUEUE_TEMP which implies (to me) the enqueue is temporary which
> > > clearly it isn't.    Maybe something like
> DEQUEUE_MOVE/ENQUEUE_MOVE
> > > would be a bit more descriptive of the use case.
> >
> > Yes, I ran out of creative juices, let me attempt a better name once
> > I've woken up a bit.
> 
> How about DEQUEUE_SAVE, ENQUEUE_RESTORE ? Ideally I'd wrap the whole
> pattern into a helper but C isn't really supportive of pre+post patterns like
> this.

Sounds fine to me!

Thanks again.
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