linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: eliminate redundant code in sched

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Date:   Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:15:24 +0100
From:   Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@....com>
To:     Peng Liu <iwtbavbm@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: eliminate redundant code in sched_slice()

On 08/16/19 22:12, Peng Liu wrote:
> Since sched_slice() is used in high frequency,
> small change should also make sense.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Liu <iwtbavbm@...il.com>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 11 ++++-------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 1054d2cf6aaa..6ae2a507aac0 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -694,19 +694,16 @@ static u64 sched_slice(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
>  	u64 slice = __sched_period(cfs_rq->nr_running + !se->on_rq);
>  
>  	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
> -		struct load_weight *load;
>  		struct load_weight lw;
>  
>  		cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
> -		load = &cfs_rq->load;
> +		lw = cfs_rq->load;
>  
> -		if (unlikely(!se->on_rq)) {
> +		if (unlikely(!se->on_rq))
>  			lw = cfs_rq->load;
>  
> -			update_load_add(&lw, se->load.weight);
> -			load = &lw;
> -		}
> -		slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, load);
> +		update_load_add(&lw, se->load.weight);
> +		slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, &lw);

Unless I misread the diff, you changed the behavior.

update_load_add() is only called if (unlikely(!se->on_rq)), but with your
change it is called unconditionally. And lw is set twice.

I think what you intended is this?


diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index bc9cfeaac8bd..6bbe17d5943f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -694,19 +694,15 @@ static u64 sched_slice(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
	u64 slice = __sched_period(cfs_rq->nr_running + !se->on_rq);

	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
-               struct load_weight *load;
		struct load_weight lw;

		cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
-               load = &cfs_rq->load;
-
-               if (unlikely(!se->on_rq)) {
-                       lw = cfs_rq->load;
+               lw = cfs_rq->load;

+               if (unlikely(!se->on_rq))
			update_load_add(&lw, se->load.weight);
-                       load = &lw;
-               }
-               slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, load);
+
+               slice = __calc_delta(slice, se->load.weight, &lw);
	}
	return slice;
 }


Cheers

--
Qais Yousef