linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 14/17] sched/topology: Mark SD_ASYM_PACKING as SDF_NEEDS

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Message-Id: <20200812125300.11889-15-valentin.schneider@arm.com>
Date:   Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:52:57 +0100
From:   Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, morten.rasmussen@....com,
        Quentin Perret <qperret@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 14/17] sched/topology: Mark SD_ASYM_PACKING as SDF_NEEDS_GROUPS

Being a load-balancing flag, it requires 2+ groups to have any effect.

Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
---
 include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h b/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
index 6eb302528659..f855f80f0052 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
@@ -123,10 +123,11 @@ SD_FLAG(SD_SERIALIZE, SDF_SHARED_PARENT | SDF_NEEDS_GROUPS)
  * Place busy tasks earlier in the domain
  *
  * SHARED_CHILD: Usually set on the SMT level. Technically could be set further
- * up, but currently assumed to be set from the base domain upwards (see
- * update_top_cache_domain()).
+ *               up, but currently assumed to be set from the base domain
+ *               upwards (see update_top_cache_domain()).
+ * NEEDS_GROUPS: Load balancing flag.
  */
-SD_FLAG(SD_ASYM_PACKING, SDF_SHARED_CHILD)
+SD_FLAG(SD_ASYM_PACKING, SDF_SHARED_CHILD | SDF_NEEDS_GROUPS)
 
 /*
  * Prefer to place tasks in a sibling domain
-- 
2.27.0