linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] sched/topology: Optimize topology_span

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Message-ID: <Zhe9ttm9Ppv2wT3S@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:38:46 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Kyle Meyer <kyle.meyer@....com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yury.norov@...il.com,
	linux@...musvillemoes.dk, mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	juri.lelli@...hat.com, vincent.guittot@...aro.org,
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	russ.anderson@....com, dimitri.sivanich@....com, steve.wahl@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] sched/topology: Optimize topology_span_sane()

On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 04:33:11PM -0500, Kyle Meyer wrote:
> Optimize topology_span_sane() by removing duplicate comparisons.
> 
> Since topology_span_sane() is called inside of for_each_cpu(), each
> pervious CPU has already been compared against every other CPU. The

previous

> current CPU only needs to be compared against higher-numbered CPUs.
> 
> The total number of comparisons is reduced from N * (N - 1) to
> N * (N - 1) / 2 on each non-NUMA scheduling domain level.

Thank you, now it makes sense.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko