2022-08-29 10:03:50

by Shang XiaoJing

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Subject: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Add should_push_task_away helper

Wrap complex and repeated code in helper function should_push_task_away,
which will return true when task b should be pushed to other cores
because of task a.

Signed-off-by: Shang XiaoJing <[email protected]>
---
kernel/sched/deadline.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index daa9a7fb5917..8e14dc21d829 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1814,6 +1814,15 @@ static void yield_task_dl(struct rq *rq)

#ifdef CONFIG_SMP

+static inline bool should_push_task_away(struct task_struct *a,
+ struct task_struct *b)
+{
+ return unlikely(dl_task(a)) &&
+ (a->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
+ !dl_entity_preempt(&b->dl, &a->dl)) &&
+ b->nr_cpus_allowed > 1;
+}
+
static int find_later_rq(struct task_struct *task);

static int
@@ -1840,10 +1849,7 @@ select_task_rq_dl(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int flags)
* other hand, if it has a shorter deadline, we
* try to make it stay here, it might be important.
*/
- select_rq = unlikely(dl_task(curr)) &&
- (curr->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
- !dl_entity_preempt(&p->dl, &curr->dl)) &&
- p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1;
+ select_rq = should_push_task_away(curr, p);

/*
* Take the capacity of the CPU into account to
@@ -2477,10 +2483,7 @@ static void task_woken_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
{
if (!task_running(rq, p) &&
!test_tsk_need_resched(rq->curr) &&
- p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 &&
- dl_task(rq->curr) &&
- (rq->curr->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
- !dl_entity_preempt(&p->dl, &rq->curr->dl))) {
+ should_push_task_away(rq->curr, p)) {
push_dl_tasks(rq);
}
}
--
2.17.1


Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Add should_push_task_away helper

On 8/29/22 12:05, Shang XiaoJing wrote:
> +static inline bool should_push_task_away(struct task_struct *a,
> + struct task_struct *b)

static inline bool should_push_task_dl(struct task_struct *curr, struct task_struct *p)

a and b are not good variable names, and add the _dl suffix (instead of away).

> +{
> + return unlikely(dl_task(a)) &&
> + (a->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
> + !dl_entity_preempt(&b->dl, &a->dl)) &&
> + b->nr_cpus_allowed > 1;
> +}
> +

-- Daniel

2022-08-31 10:33:27

by Shang XiaoJing

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/deadline: Add should_push_task_away helper


On 2022/8/31 17:23, Daniel Bristot de Oliveira wrote:
> On 8/29/22 12:05, Shang XiaoJing wrote:
>> +static inline bool should_push_task_away(struct task_struct *a,
>> + struct task_struct *b)
> static inline bool should_push_task_dl(struct task_struct *curr, struct task_struct *p)
>
> a and b are not good variable names, and add the _dl suffix (instead of away).
ok, i like that :-). This will be done in patch v2.
>> +{
>> + return unlikely(dl_task(a)) &&
>> + (a->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
>> + !dl_entity_preempt(&b->dl, &a->dl)) &&
>> + b->nr_cpus_allowed > 1;
>> +}
>> +
> -- Daniel

Thanks,

Shang XiaoJing