Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Rearrange select_task_rq_fair() to optimize it

From: Valentin Schneider
Date: Tue Apr 24 2018 - 07:19:21 EST


On 24/04/18 11:43, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 11:02:26AM +0100, Valentin Schneider wrote:
>> I'd argue making things easier to read is a non-negligible part as well.
>
> Right, so I don't object to either of these (I think); but it would be
> good to see this in combination with that proposed EAS change.
>

True, I would've said the call to find_energy_efficient_cpu() ([1]) could
simply be added to the if (sd) {} case, but...

> I think you (valentin) wanted to side-step the entire domain loop in
> that case or something.
>

...this would change more things. Admittedly I've been sort of out of the loop
(no pun intended) lately, but this doesn't ring a bell. That might have been
the other frenchie (Quentin) :)

> But yes, getting this code more readable is defninitely useful.
>

[1]: See [RFC PATCH v2 5/6] sched/fair: Select an energy-efficient CPU on task wake-up
@ https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/6/856