From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751159AbWHPSVZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:21:25 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751240AbWHPSVY (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:21:24 -0400 Received: from mga07.intel.com ([143.182.124.22]:40074 "EHLO azsmga101.ch.intel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751159AbWHPSVY (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:21:24 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,133,1154934000"; d="scan'208"; a="103846247:sNHT94266977" Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:03:57 -0700 From: "Siddha, Suresh B" To: Andrew Morton Cc: Paul Jackson , "Siddha, Suresh B" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au, mingo@redhat.com, apw@shadowen.org Subject: Re: [patch] sched: group CPU power setup cleanup Message-ID: <20060816110357.B7305@unix-os.sc.intel.com> References: <20060815175525.A2333@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <20060815212455.c9fe1e34.pj@sgi.com> <20060815214718.00814767.akpm@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20060815214718.00814767.akpm@osdl.org>; from akpm@osdl.org on Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 09:47:18PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 09:47:18PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > + * cpu_power indicates the computing power of each sched group. This is > > > + * used for distributing the load between different sched groups > > > + * in a sched domain. > > > > Thanks for explaining what cpu_power means. > > > > Hope not. To me, "computing power" means megaflops/sec, or Dhrystones > (don't ask) or whatever. If that's what "cpu_power" is referring to then > the name is hopelessly ambiguous with peak joules/sec and a big renaming is > due. It refers to group's processing power. Perhaps "horsepower" is better term. thanks, suresh