Re: [tip: sched/core] sched/fair: Multi-LLC select_idle_sibling()

Peter Zijlstra
2023-06-14T15:14:04Z

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 10:58:20PM +0800, Chen Yu wrote:
> On 2023-06-14 at 10:17:57 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 04:00:39PM +0530, K Prateek Nayak wrote:
> >
> > > >> - SIS_NODE_TOPOEXT - tip:sched/core + this patch
> > > >> + new sched domain (Multi-Multi-Core or MMC)
> > > >> (https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230601153522.GB559993@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net/)
> > > >> MMC domain groups 2 nearby CCX.
> > > >
> > > > OK, so you managed to get the NPS4 topology in NPS1 mode?
> > >
> > > Yup! But it is a hack. I'll leave the patch at the end.
> >
> > Chen Yu, could we do the reverse? Instead of building a bigger LLC
> > domain, can we split our LLC based on SNC (sub-numa-cluster) topologies?
> >
> Hi Peter,
> Do you mean with SNC enabled, if the LLC domain gets smaller?
> According to the test, the answer seems to be yes.

No, I mean to build smaller LLC domains even with SNC disabled, as-if
SNC were active.