linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/9] sched: Trivial core scheduling cookie management

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Date:   Fri, 2 Apr 2021 09:13:07 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Josh Don <joshdon@...gle.com>
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        "Hyser,Chris" <chris.hyser@...cle.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] sched: Trivial core scheduling cookie management

On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 01:04:58PM -0700, Josh Don wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * sched_core_update_cookie - Common helper to update a task's core cookie. This
> > + * updates the selected cookie field.
> > + * @p: The task whose cookie should be updated.
> > + * @cookie: The new cookie.
> > + * @cookie_type: The cookie field to which the cookie corresponds.
> 
> No cookie_type in this patch (or cookie fields). Also might want to
> call out that the caller is responsible for put'ing the return value.

Lol, I don't think I've even seen the comment. Yes that needs more than
a rewording.