Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752695AbaBUCXm (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:23:42 -0500 Received: from mx0a-0016f401.pphosted.com ([67.231.148.174]:6755 "EHLO mx0a-0016f401.pphosted.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751163AbaBUCXl (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:23:41 -0500 From: Lei Wen To: Peter Zijlstra , Lei Wen , , , , , , Subject: [PATCH v2] sched: keep quiescent cpu out of idle balance loop Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:23:10 +0800 Message-ID: <1392949390-9867-1-git-send-email-leiwen@marvell.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.3.2 In-Reply-To: <20140220122311.GO27965@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net> References: <20140220122311.GO27965@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-02-21_01:2014-02-21,2014-02-21,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1305240000 definitions=main-1402200179 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cpu which is put into quiescent mode, would remove itself from kernel's sched_domain, and want others not disturb its task running. But current scheduler would not checking whether that cpu is setting in such mode, and still insist the quiescent cpu to response the nohz load balance. Fix it by preventing such cpu set nohz.idle_cpus_mask in the first place. Signed-off-by: Lei Wen --- kernel/sched/fair.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index 235cfa7..66194fc 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c @@ -6883,6 +6883,13 @@ void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu) if (!cpu_active(cpu)) return; + /* + * If this cpu is kept outside of root domain, we don't bother + * to ask it for nohz balance. + */ + if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, this_rq()->rd->span)) + return; + if (test_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu))) return; -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/