Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/5] sched/fair: Fix select_idle_cpu()s cost accounting

From: Qais Yousef
Date: Fri Jan 08 2021 - 08:02:16 EST


On 01/08/21 10:27, Mel Gorman wrote:
> for_each_cpu_wrap(cpu, cpus, target) {
> - if (available_idle_cpu(cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(cpu))
> + if (available_idle_cpu(cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(cpu)) {
> + /* Adjust cost of a successful scan */
> + loops <<= 2;
> +
> break;
> + }
>
> - if (loops >= nr) {
> + if (++loops >= nr) {
> cpu = -1;
> break;
> }
> - loops++;

Random (out of the blue) comment.

Now this will increment loops before the comparison/break. ie: we're
effectively doing one iteration less IIRC. Should loops be initialized to
0 instead of 1?

Thanks

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Qais Yousef