[PATCH] (latest tip) make dequeue_task less confusing

From: David Newall
Date: Thu Mar 12 2009 - 04:56:39 EST


The dequeue_patch function in kernel/sched.c is complicated by
including a sleep parameter. This parameter is always zero
except in one instance. This patch clarifies the task of
dequeue_patch by removing the sleep parameter and moving the
code that handles non-zero sleep to that one place where it is
needed.

--- kernel/sched.c 2009-03-12 18:41:41.000000000 +1030
+++ kernel/sched.c.dn 2009-03-12 18:45:18.000000000 +1030
@@ -1791,21 +1791,10 @@
p->se.on_rq = 1;
}

-static void dequeue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int sleep)
+static void dequeue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
{
- if (sleep) {
- if (p->se.last_wakeup) {
- update_avg(&p->se.avg_overlap,
- p->se.sum_exec_runtime - p->se.last_wakeup);
- p->se.last_wakeup = 0;
- } else {
- update_avg(&p->se.avg_wakeup,
- sysctl_sched_wakeup_granularity);
- }
- }
-
sched_info_dequeued(p);
- p->sched_class->dequeue_task(rq, p, sleep);
+ p->sched_class->dequeue_task(rq, p, 0);
p->se.on_rq = 0;
}

@@ -1875,7 +1864,22 @@
if (task_contributes_to_load(p))
rq->nr_uninterruptible++;

- dequeue_task(rq, p, sleep);
+ if (sleep) {
+ if (p->se.last_wakeup) {
+ update_avg(&p->se.avg_overlap,
+ p->se.sum_exec_runtime - p->se.last_wakeup);
+ p->se.last_wakeup = 0;
+ } else {
+ update_avg(&p->se.avg_wakeup,
+ sysctl_sched_wakeup_granularity);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*dequeue_task(rq, p, sleep);*/
+ sched_info_dequeued(p);
+ p->sched_class->dequeue_task(rq, p, sleep);
+ p->se.on_rq = 0;
+
dec_nr_running(rq);
}

@@ -5323,7 +5327,7 @@
on_rq = p->se.on_rq;
running = task_current(rq, p);
if (on_rq)
- dequeue_task(rq, p, 0);
+ dequeue_task(rq, p);
if (running)
p->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, p);

@@ -5372,7 +5376,7 @@
}
on_rq = p->se.on_rq;
if (on_rq)
- dequeue_task(rq, p, 0);
+ dequeue_task(rq, p);

p->static_prio = NICE_TO_PRIO(nice);
set_load_weight(p);
@@ -9189,7 +9193,7 @@
on_rq = tsk->se.on_rq;

if (on_rq)
- dequeue_task(rq, tsk, 0);
+ dequeue_task(rq, tsk);
if (unlikely(running))
tsk->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, tsk);