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From: Alex Shi <alex.shi@linaro.org>
To: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] nohz: Use sysidle detection to let the timekeeper sleep
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:04:43 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <52B102BB.1050907@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1387320692-28460-1-git-send-email-fweisbec@gmail.com>

On 12/18/2013 06:51 AM, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> So this is what this series brings, more details following:
> 
> * Some code, naming and whitespace cleanups
> 
> * Allow all CPUs outside the nohz_full range to handle the timekeeping
>   duty, not just CPU 0. Balancing the timekeeping duty should improve
>   powersavings.

If the system just has one nohz_full cpu running, it will need another
cpu to do timerkeeper job. Then the system roughly needs 2 cpu living.
>From powersaving POV, that is not good compare to normal nohz idle.
> 
> * Let the timekeeper (including CPU 0) sleep when its duty is
>   handed over to another CPU
> 
> * Allow timekeeper to sleep when all full dynticks CPUs are sleeping
>   (plug nohz to RCU sysidle detection)

Thanks Fredic!
It is much better on powersaving POV compare to current nohz_full. :)
> 
> * Wake up timekeeper with an IPI when full dynticks CPUs exit sysidle
>   state
> 
> * Wake up CPU 0 when a secondary timekeeper is offlined so that its
>   duty gets migrated


-- 
Thanks
    Alex

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-12-18  2:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-17 22:51 [RFC PATCH 00/13] nohz: Use sysidle detection to let the timekeeper sleep Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 01/13] tick: Rename tick_check_idle() to tick_irq_enter() Frederic Weisbecker
2014-01-25 14:22   ` [tip:timers/urgent] " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 02/13] time: New helper to check CPU eligibility to handle timekeeping Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 03/13] rcu: Exclude all potential timekeepers from sysidle detection Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:27   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 23:49     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 11:43       ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 11:46         ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 14:15         ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 16:24         ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 04/13] tick: Use timekeeping_cpu() to elect the CPU handling timekeeping duty Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:55   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 05/13] rcu: Fix unraised IPI to timekeeping CPU Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:21   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 14:13     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 14:22       ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 14:56         ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 15:11           ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 15:58             ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 12:12   ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 15:38     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 15:45       ` Christoph Hellwig
2013-12-18 17:10       ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 06/13] nohz: Introduce full dynticks' default timekeeping target Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:54   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 07/13] sched: Enable IPI reception on timekeeper under nohz full system Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:52   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 14:49     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 15:50       ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 10:06   ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 08/13] nohz: Get timekeeping max deferment outside jiffies_lock Frederic Weisbecker
2014-01-25 14:22   ` [tip:timers/urgent] " tip-bot for Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 09/13] nohz: Allow timekeeper's tick to stop when all full dynticks CPUs are idle Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:51   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 14:36     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 15:29       ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 10/13] nohz: Hand over timekeeping duty on cpu offlining Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:40   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 14:19     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 12:30   ` Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 16:43     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 11/13] nohz: Wake up timekeeper on exit from sysidle state Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:34   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 23:52     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 12/13] nohz: Allow all CPUs outside nohz_full range to do timekeeping Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-17 23:32   ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-17 22:51 ` [PATCH 13/13] nohz_full: fix code style issue of tick_nohz_full_stop_tick Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18  2:04 ` Alex Shi [this message]
2013-12-18 10:19   ` [RFC PATCH 00/13] nohz: Use sysidle detection to let the timekeeper sleep Peter Zijlstra
2013-12-18 14:18     ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 17:43   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2013-12-18 21:29     ` Andy Lutomirski
2013-12-18 21:49       ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 21:53         ` Andy Lutomirski
2013-12-18 21:57           ` Paul E. McKenney
2013-12-18 22:55             ` Andy Lutomirski

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