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Date:   Thu, 9 Feb 2017 13:20:05 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Uladzislau 2 Rezki <uladzislau2.rezki@...ymobile.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC,v2 2/3] sched: set number of iterations to h_nr_running

On Wed, Feb 08, 2017 at 09:43:28AM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> From: Uladzislau 2 Rezki <uladzislau2.rezki@...ymobile.com>
> 
> It is possible that busiest run queue has multiple RT tasks,
> whereas no CFS tasks, that is why it is reasonable to use
> h_nr_running instead, because a load balance only applies
> for CFS related tasks.

Sure, I suppose that makes sense, but then it would make even more sense
to do a more thorough audit of the code and make sure all remaining
rq::nr_running uses are correct.

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