linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/8] sched: Extend scheduler's asym packing

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Message-ID: <1479846079.3064.16.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:21:19 -0800
From:   Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     rjw@...ysocki.net, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...e.de, x86@...nel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        jolsa@...hat.com,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/8] sched: Extend scheduler's asym packing

On Tue, 2016-11-22 at 11:09 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 
> 
> Not a big fan of that part.. would not something like the below cure
> that?
> 
> It would be slightly less optimal for Power7 but would actually be
> faster (on average) for the ITMT case, but most importantly, it does
> away with that extra weak function.

Okay. I have made this change to get rid off the extra weak function.
However, two patches are affected.  So I think it is cleaner to refresh
the whole patch set.  I'll send out the refreshed v8 patch set separately.

Thanks.

Tim