Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752711AbbHCJ4E (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2015 05:56:04 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-f180.google.com ([209.85.212.180]:33353 "EHLO mail-wi0-f180.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751982AbbHCJ4C (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Aug 2015 05:56:02 -0400 From: Vincent Guittot To: peterz@infradead.org, mingo@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, preeti@linux.vnet.ibm.com, jason.low2@hp.com Cc: linaro-kernel@lists.linaro.org, Vincent Guittot Subject: [PATCH v2] sched: fix nohz.next_balance update Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 11:55:50 +0200 Message-Id: <1438595750-20455-1-git-send-email-vincent.guittot@linaro.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3471 Lines: 96 Since commit d4573c3e1c99 ("sched: Improve load balancing in the presence of idle CPUs"), the ILB CPU starts with the idle load balancing of other idle CPUs and finishes with itself in order to speed up the spread of tasks in all idle CPUs. The this_rq->next_balance is still used in nohz_idle_balance as an intermediate step to gather the shortest next balance before updating nohz.next_balance. But the former has not been updated yet and is likely to be set with the current jiffies. As a result, the nohz.next_balance will be set with current jiffies instead of the real next balance date. This generates spurious kicks of nohz ilde balance. nohz_idle_balance must set the nohz.next_balance without taking into account this_rq->next_balance which is not updated yet. Then, this_rq will update nohz.next_update with its next_balance once updated and if necessary. Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot --- change since v1: - add #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON for accessing nohz structure - fix some typos kernel/sched/fair.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index 587a2f6..581378a 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c @@ -7779,8 +7779,23 @@ static void rebalance_domains(struct rq *rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle) * When the cpu is attached to null domain for ex, it will not be * updated. */ - if (likely(update_next_balance)) + if (likely(update_next_balance)) { rq->next_balance = next_balance; + +#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON + /* + * If this cpu has been elected to perform the nohz idle + * balance. Other idle cpus have already rebalanced with + * nohz_idle_balance and the nohz.next_balance has been + * updated accordingly. This cpu is now running the idle load + * balance for itself and we need to update the + * nohz.next_balance accordingly. + */ + if ((idle == CPU_IDLE) && + time_after(nohz.next_balance, rq->next_balance)) + nohz.next_balance = rq->next_balance; +#endif + } } #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON @@ -7793,6 +7808,9 @@ static void nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle) int this_cpu = this_rq->cpu; struct rq *rq; int balance_cpu; + /* Earliest time when we have to do rebalance again */ + unsigned long next_balance = jiffies + 60*HZ; + int update_next_balance = 0; if (idle != CPU_IDLE || !test_bit(NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK, nohz_flags(this_cpu))) @@ -7824,10 +7842,19 @@ static void nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle) rebalance_domains(rq, CPU_IDLE); } - if (time_after(this_rq->next_balance, rq->next_balance)) - this_rq->next_balance = rq->next_balance; + if (time_after(next_balance, rq->next_balance)) { + next_balance = rq->next_balance; + update_next_balance = 1; + } } - nohz.next_balance = this_rq->next_balance; + + /* + * next_balance will be updated only when there is a need. + * When the cpu is attached to null domain for ex, it will not be + * updated. + */ + if (likely(update_next_balance)) + nohz.next_balance = next_balance; end: clear_bit(NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK, nohz_flags(this_cpu)); } -- 1.9.1 -- 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/