linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] sched/eevdf: Return leftmost entity in pick

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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:16:50 +0800
From: Tianchen Ding <dtcccc@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
Cc: Xuewen Yan <xuewen.yan94@...il.com>, Peter Zijlstra
 <peterz@...radead.org>, Abel Wu <wuyun.abel@...edance.com>,
 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Vincent Guittot
 <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>, Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
 Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...el.com>, Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@...group.com>,
 Honglei Wang <wanghonglei@...ichuxing.com>, Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>,
 Chen Yu <yu.chen.surf@...il.com>, Yujie Liu <yujie.liu@...el.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] sched/eevdf: Return leftmost entity in pick_eevdf()
 if no eligible entity is found

On 2024/4/18 13:52, Chen Yu wrote:
> On 2024-04-18 at 11:37:31 +0800, Tianchen Ding wrote:
>> Hi, we've found a bug about reweight_eevdf(). Would you also please try this
>> patchset?
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240306022133.81008-1-dtcccc@linux.alibaba.com/
>>
> 
> Sure, I'll have a try after I test Xuewen's patch. I assume your fix is mainly in
> 2/2 which adjusts the se->vruntime in reweight_eevdf() by using the correct
> avg_vruntime(), although it might not be directly related to the s64 overflow issue
> here, it is worthy a fix.
> 

Yes. I'm hoping to reduce "noises" about the unexpected avg_vruntime() varying 
during your tests.

Thanks.