linux-kernel - Re: [rfc PATCH -next 0/5] rbtree: Cache leftmost node internally

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Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2017 15:42:48 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jack@...e.cz,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, ldufour@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        mhocko@...e.com, mgorman@...hsingularity.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [rfc PATCH -next 0/5] rbtree: Cache leftmost node internally

On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 07:09:35PM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Davidlohr Bueso (5):
>   rbtree: Cache leftmost node internally
>   sched/fair: Replace cfs_rq->rb_leftmost
>   locking/rtmutex: Replace top-waiter and pi_waiters leftmost caching
>   sched/deadline: Replace earliest deadline and runqueue leftmost caching
>   lib/interval_tree: Fast overlap detection

Seems mostly OK. Except that last patch is unfortunately large, but I
must admit to not seeing a sensible way to shrink that either :/