linux-kernel - Re: [v4] time/tick-sched: idle load balancing when nohz

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Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 11:55:08 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Levi Yun <ppbuk5246@...il.com>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
 Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
 Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [v4] time/tick-sched: idle load balancing when nohz_full cpu
 becomes idle.

…
> Currently, tick_nohz_idle_stop_tick() is only called in idle state and
> it calls nohz_balance_enter_idle(). this function tracks the CPU
> which is part of nohz.idle_cpus_mask with rq->nohz_tick_stopped properly.
…

* How did you notice improvement possibilities for such data processing?

* I hope that a few remaining wording “weaknesses” can be adjusted accordingly.

Regards,
Markus