linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7 v3] sched: factorize PELT update

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Date:   Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:09:23 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        yuyang.du@...el.com, Morten.Rasmussen@....com,
        linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        pjt@...gle.com, bsegall@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7 v3] sched: factorize PELT update

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 09:47:48AM +0200, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> @@ -3690,7 +3658,7 @@ entity_tick(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr, int queued)
>  	/*
>  	 * Ensure that runnable average is periodically updated.
>  	 */
> -	update_load_avg(curr, 1);
> +	update_load_avg(curr, 1, 0);
>  	update_cfs_shares(cfs_rq);
>  

I would find something like: update_load_avg(curr, UPDATE_TG), eg, make
the second argument a bitflag instead of two arguments, much more
readable.

Do however check that it doesn't generate retarded code if you do that.