linux-kernel - [PATCH] sched/fair: Simplify the code of should_we

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Message-Id: <245c792f0e580b3ca342ad61257f4c066ee0f84f.1586594833.git.rocking@linux.alibaba.com>
Date:   Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:20:20 +0800
From:   Peng Wang <rocking@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, uri.lelli@...hat.com,
        vincent.guittot@...aro.org, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, bsegall@...gle.com, mgorman@...e.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] sched/fair: Simplify the code of should_we_balance()

We only consider group_balance_cpu() after there is no idle
cpu. So, just do comparison before return at these two cases.

Signed-off-by: Peng Wang <rocking@...ux.alibaba.com>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c | 16 +++++-----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 1ea3ddd..81b2c647 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9413,7 +9413,7 @@ static int active_load_balance_cpu_stop(void *data);
 static int should_we_balance(struct lb_env *env)
 {
 	struct sched_group *sg = env->sd->groups;
-	int cpu, balance_cpu = -1;
+	int cpu;
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure the balancing environment is consistent; can happen
@@ -9434,18 +9434,12 @@ static int should_we_balance(struct lb_env *env)
 		if (!idle_cpu(cpu))
 			continue;
 
-		balance_cpu = cpu;
-		break;
+		/* Are we the first idle CPU? */
+		return cpu == env->dst_cpu;
 	}
 
-	if (balance_cpu == -1)
-		balance_cpu = group_balance_cpu(sg);
-
-	/*
-	 * First idle CPU or the first CPU(busiest) in this sched group
-	 * is eligible for doing load balancing at this and above domains.
-	 */
-	return balance_cpu == env->dst_cpu;
+	/* Are we the first balance CPU of this group? */
+	return group_balance_cpu(sg) == env->dst_cpu;
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.9.5