linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 0/2] scheduler: expose the topology of clusters and add cluster scheduler

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Message-ID: <6e067798-5585-5169-38fc-77e173831af5@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:00:27 -0700
From:   Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Song Bao Hua (Barry Song)" <song.bao.hua@...ilicon.com>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 0/2] scheduler: expose the topology of clusters and
 add cluster scheduler



On 4/13/21 3:45 AM, Song Bao Hua (Barry Song) wrote:
> 
> 
>
> Right now in the main cases of using wake_affine to achieve
> better performance, processes are actually bound within one
> numa which is also a LLC in kunpeng920. 
> 
> Probably LLC=NUMA is also true for X86 Jacobsville, Tim?

In general for x86, LLC is partitioned at the sub-numa cluster level.  
LLC could be divided between sub-numa cluster within a NUMA node.
That said, for Jacobsville, we don't have sub-numa clusters
so LLC=NUMA is true for that platform. 

Tim