Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Fix unsetting of "has_idle_cores" flag

[Gautham R Shenoy <ego@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Peter, Ingo,

Pinging to check on this tiny fix :-)


On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 10:34:12PM +0530, Gautham R. Shenoy wrote:
> From: "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> In commit 9fe1f127b913 ("sched/fair: Merge select_idle_core/cpu()"), in
> select_idle_cpu(), we check if an idle core is present in the LLC of the
> target CPU via the flag "has_idle_cores". We look for the idle core in
> select_idle_cores(). If select_idle_cores() isn't able to find an idle
> core/CPU, we need to unset the has_idle_cores flag in the LLC of the
> target to prevent other CPUs from going down this route.
> 
> However, the current code is unsetting it in the LLC of the current CPU
> instead of the target CPU. This patch fixes this issue.
> 
> Fixes: Commit 9fe1f127b913 ("sched/fair: Merge select_idle_core/cpu()")
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>
> Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  kernel/sched/fair.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> index 794c2cb..5fb5020 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> @@ -6171,7 +6171,7 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
>  	}
> 
>  	if (smt)
> -		set_idle_cores(this, false);
> +		set_idle_cores(target, false);
> 
>  	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !smt) {
>  		time = cpu_clock(this) - time;
> -- 
> 1.9.4
>