linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5 0/2] load_balance() fixes for affinity

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Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:32:11 -0600
From:   Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Austin Christ <austinwc@...eaurora.org>,
        Tyler Baicar <tbaicar@...eaurora.org>,
        Timur Tabi <timur@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 0/2] load_balance() fixes for affinity

On 6/7/2017 1:18 PM, Jeffrey Hugo wrote:
> Co-authored-by: Austin Christ <austinwc@...eaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Hugo <jhugo@...eaurora.org>
> 
> [V5]
> -updated comment to explain the "why" behind the redo check
> -fixed panic triggered from active_load_balance_cpu_stop()
> 
> [V4]
> -restricted active cpus mask to the domain span
> -fixed dst_cpu masking logic to work for the entire local group
> 
> [V3]
> -fixed botched subject lines
> 
> [V2]
> -Corrected use of Signed-off-by tags
> -Removed temp cpumask variable from stack
> 
> Jeffrey Hugo (2):
>    sched/fair: Fix load_balance() affinity redo path
>    sched/fair: Remove group imbalance from calculate_imbalance()
> 
>   kernel/sched/fair.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
>   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 

Peter (and/or Ingo?), is this series likely to make 4.13?  V5 has been 
quiet, so I'm not sure if folks are happy with things, or just haven't 
had time to review.

Thanks

-- 
Jeffrey Hugo
Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies as an affiliate of Qualcomm 
Technologies, Inc.
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