linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched: Extract the task putting code from pick_next

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Message-ID: <20200421083812.GE9721@chenyu-office.sh.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:38:12 +0800
From:   Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Ben Segall <bsegall@...gle.com>, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] sched: Extract the task putting code from
 pick_next_task()

On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 09:42:26AM +0200, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 04:23, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 01:13:55 +0200
> > Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> >
> > > > The 'finish' thing isn't too far from the truth; it's the last thing we
> > > > need to do with the prev task (in terms of sched bookkeeping, I mean) -
> > > > and in Chen's defence ISTR Peter suggested that name.
> > > >
> > > > Seeing as it's a "supercharged" put_prev_task(), I could live with the
> > > > marginally shorter "put_prev_task_balance()".
> > >
> > > What Valentin said; it's the last put we do before picking a new task.
> > > Also, I don't like long names. That said, I'm open to short and
> > > appropriate suggestions.
> >
> > I wont bikeshed this too much.
> >
> > Is the "finish" more appropriate with the other use cases that are
> > coming. I do like that "put_prev_task_balance()" too.
> 
> This name looks reasonnable
>
Okay, I'll change it to this name.

Thanks,
Chenyu
> >
> > -- Steve