RE: [PATCH] sched: Folding nohz load accounting more accurate

Doug Smythies
2012-06-19T06:20:25Z

> On 2012.06.18 09:04 -0700, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

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> Can someone please think through the below thing? its been compile
> tested only...

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Your code patch makes sense to me, but I admit that I still have
difficulties to follow this area of code.

Note: I didn't have time yet to review or try Charles' solution.

I back edited this new solution into my working kernel and retested
the same two operating points as over the weekend. Summary:

2 Processes @ 90 hertz per process and 0.15 load per process,
or 0.30 total. Reported Load Average (long average):

Kernel 3.5 RC2: ~1.5
Kernel Peter 2012.06.15: ~1.8
Kernel Peter 2012.06.18: ~0.3 (0.28)

8 processes @ 150 hertz per process and 0.7925 load per process,
or 6.34 total. Reported Load Average (long average):

Kernel 3.5 RC2: ~3.9
Kernel Peter 2012.06.15: ~7.9
Kernel Peter 2012.06.18: ~6.3

I will start one of my longer term experiments tonight.
It will take many days to do all the tests.
If things change, the tests can be re-started.

Note: On my computers I have no way to test the catch-
up code path, as my computers never take that path.

A note on the test code for loading (from other branch
of this thread): Peter, I'll try your code sometime. It was
on purpose that I made mine a mindless code loop, without any
system calls to keep time. But yes, mine is proving a little
annoying to use.