Re: [PATCH v2 10/11] sched: move cfs task on a CPU with higher capacity

On 23/05/14 16:53, Vincent Guittot wrote:

If the CPU is used for handling lot of IRQs, trig a load balance to check if it's worth moving its tasks on another CPU that has more capacity

Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot vincent.guittot@linaro.org

kernel/sched/fair.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index e8a30f9..2501e49 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c @@ -5948,6 +5948,13 @@ static bool update_sd_pick_busiest(struct lb_env *env, if (sgs->sum_nr_running > sgs->group_capacity) return true;

• /*

• * The group capacity is reduced probably because of activity from other
  

Here 'group capacity' refers to sgs->group_power and not to sgs->group_capacity, right?

• * sched class or interrupts which use part of the available capacity
  

• */
  

... 'interrupts' only w/ CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING=y, right ?

• if ((sg->sgp->power_orig * 100) > (sgs->group_power * env->sd->imbalance_pct))

• return true;
  

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