linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/3] sched/fair: Comment some nohz_balancer

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Message-Id: <20190211175946.4961-2-valentin.schneider@arm.com>
Date:   Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:59:44 +0000
From:   Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
        morten.rasmussen@....com, Dietmar.Eggemann@....com
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] sched/fair: Comment some nohz_balancer_kick() kick conditions

We now have a comment explaining the first sched_domain based NOHZ kick,
so might as well comment them all.

While at it, unwrap a line that fits under 80 characters.

Co-authored-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 17fcd15400e1..0f32e9830ec3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9612,8 +9612,12 @@ static noinline void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq)
 
 	sd = rcu_dereference(rq->sd);
 	if (sd) {
-		if ((rq->cfs.h_nr_running >= 1) &&
-		    check_cpu_capacity(rq, sd)) {
+		/*
+		 * If there's a CFS task and the current CPU has reduced
+		 * capacity; kick the ILB to see if there's a better CPU to run
+		 * on.
+		 */
+		if (rq->cfs.h_nr_running >= 1 && check_cpu_capacity(rq, sd)) {
 			flags = NOHZ_KICK_MASK;
 			goto unlock;
 		}
@@ -9621,6 +9625,11 @@ static noinline void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq)
 
 	sd = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_asym_packing, cpu));
 	if (sd) {
+		/*
+		 * When ASYM_PACKING; see if there's a more preferred CPU
+		 * currently idle; in which case, kick the ILB to move tasks
+		 * around.
+		 */
 		for_each_cpu_and(i, sched_domain_span(sd), nohz.idle_cpus_mask) {
 			if (sched_asym_prefer(i, cpu)) {
 				flags = NOHZ_KICK_MASK;
--
2.20.1