linux-kernel - [PATCH] sched/fair: removed useless update of p->recent_used

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Date:   Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:35:44 +0200
From:   Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
To:     mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, juri.lelli@...hat.com,
        dietmar.eggemann@....com, rostedt@...dmis.org, bsegall@...gle.com,
        mgorman@...e.de, bristot@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH] sched/fair: removed useless update of p->recent_used_cpu

Since commit 89aafd67f28c ("sched/fair: Use prev instead of new target as recent_used_cpu"),
p->recent_used_cpu is unconditionnaly set with prev.


Fixes: 89aafd67f28c ("sched/fair: Use prev instead of new target as recent_used_cpu")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
---
 kernel/sched/fair.c | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index e26d622762a9..bcb7617741c3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6380,11 +6380,6 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	    (available_idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu)) &&
 	    cpumask_test_cpu(p->recent_used_cpu, p->cpus_ptr) &&
 	    asym_fits_capacity(task_util, recent_used_cpu)) {
-		/*
-		 * Replace recent_used_cpu with prev as it is a potential
-		 * candidate for the next wake:
-		 */
-		p->recent_used_cpu = prev;
 		return recent_used_cpu;
 	}
 
-- 
2.17.1