linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/10] sched/fair: disable stealing if too many NUMA nodes

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Date:   Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:18:42 -0400
From:   Steven Sistare <steven.sistare@...cle.com>
To:     mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org
Cc:     subhra.mazumdar@...cle.com, dhaval.giani@...cle.com,
        rohit.k.jain@...cle.com, daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com,
        pavel.tatashin@...rosoft.com, matt@...eblueprint.co.uk,
        umgwanakikbuti@...il.com, riel@...hat.com, jbacik@...com,
        juri.lelli@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] sched/fair: disable stealing if too many NUMA nodes

On 10/22/2018 10:59 AM, Steve Sistare wrote:
[...]
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
> index f18c416..b7d2070 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
> @@ -1337,6 +1337,30 @@ static void init_numa_topology_type(void)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(sched_steal_allow);
> +static int sched_steal_node_limit;
> +#define SCHED_STEAL_NODE_LIMIT_DEFAULT 1

This is an oversight; I meant to suggest a value of 2.  All my 2-socket 
testing was done with stealing enabled.

- Steve