linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: fix imbalance overflow

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Date:   Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:50:43 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, juri.lelli@...hat.com, dietmar.eggemann@....com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, bsegall@...gle.com, mgorman@...e.de,
        bristot@...hat.com, vschneid@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tjcao980311@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: fix imbalance overflow

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 11:06:11AM +0200, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> When local group is fully busy but its average load is above system load,
> computing the imbalance will overflow and local group is not the best
> target for pulling this load.
> 
> Fixes: 0b0695f2b34a ("sched/fair: Rework load_balance()")
> Reported-by: Tingjia Cao <tjcao980311@...il.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CABcWv9_DAhVBOq2=W=2ypKE9dKM5s2DvoV8-U0+GDwwuKZ89jQ@mail.gmail.com/T/
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
> ---

Thanks, added Tested-by Tingjia per his reply.