linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] cgroup/cpuset: Optimize cpuset

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Message-ID: <78de73b0-2a27-592b-b70b-ca209962fdef@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:11:03 -0500
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>
Cc:     Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Zefan Li <lizefan.x@...edance.com>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cgroup/cpuset: Optimize cpuset_attach() on v2


On 11/21/22 13:50, Michal Koutný wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 05:19:39PM -0500, Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com> wrote:
>> +	/*
>> +	 * In the default hierarchy, enabling cpuset in the child cgroups
>> +	 * will trigger a number of cpuset_attach() calls with no change
>> +	 * in effective cpus and mems. In that case, we can optimize out
>> +	 * by skipping the task iteration and update.
>> +	 */
>> +	if (cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(cpuset_cgrp_subsys) &&
>> +	    !cpus_updated && !mems_updated) {
> I'm just wondering -- why is this limited to the default hierarchy only?
> IOW why can't v1 skip too (when favorable constness between cpusets).

Cpuset v1 is a bit more complex. Besides cpu and node masks, it also 
have other flags like the spread flags that we need to looks for 
changes. Unlike cpuset v2, I don't think it is likely that 
cpuset_attach() will be called without changes in cpu and node masks. 
That are the reason why this patch focuses on v2. If it is found that 
this is not the case, we can always extend the support to v1.

Cheers,
Longman