linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] sched: Remove obscure comment from select_task_rq

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Message-ID: <20180528071508.GS12180@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Mon, 28 May 2018 09:15:08 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joelaf@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Morten Ramussen <morten.rasmussen@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@....com>,
        Rohit Jain <rohit.k.jain@...cle.com>, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sched: Remove obscure comment from select_task_rq_fair

On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 06:24:47PM -0700, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
>  This patch removes the obscure comment which was
> saying this path can be entered only for wake-balance.

The comment was meant to ask if we want to always do
select_idle_siblings() and not only on wakeups.