From: tip-bot for Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
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Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, mingo@redhat.com,
a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl, efault@gmx.de, tglx@linutronix.de,
mingo@elte.hu
Subject: [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove ASYM_GRAN feature
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:22 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-13814d42e45dfbe845a0bbe5184565d9236896ae@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1268301675.6785.44.camel@marge.simson.net>
Commit-ID: 13814d42e45dfbe845a0bbe5184565d9236896ae
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/13814d42e45dfbe845a0bbe5184565d9236896ae
Author: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
AuthorDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:17:04 +0100
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
CommitDate: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:32:53 +0100
sched: Remove ASYM_GRAN feature
This features has been enabled for quite a while, after testing showed that
easing preemption for light tasks was harmful to high priority threads.
Remove the feature flag.
Signed-off-by: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
LKML-Reference: <1268301675.6785.44.camel@marge.simson.net>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
---
kernel/sched_fair.c | 28 +++++++++++-----------------
kernel/sched_features.h | 6 ------
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 1d99535..9357ecd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1583,24 +1583,18 @@ wakeup_gran(struct sched_entity *curr, struct sched_entity *se)
/*
* Since its curr running now, convert the gran from real-time
* to virtual-time in his units.
+ *
+ * By using 'se' instead of 'curr' we penalize light tasks, so
+ * they get preempted easier. That is, if 'se' < 'curr' then
+ * the resulting gran will be larger, therefore penalizing the
+ * lighter, if otoh 'se' > 'curr' then the resulting gran will
+ * be smaller, again penalizing the lighter task.
+ *
+ * This is especially important for buddies when the leftmost
+ * task is higher priority than the buddy.
*/
- if (sched_feat(ASYM_GRAN)) {
- /*
- * By using 'se' instead of 'curr' we penalize light tasks, so
- * they get preempted easier. That is, if 'se' < 'curr' then
- * the resulting gran will be larger, therefore penalizing the
- * lighter, if otoh 'se' > 'curr' then the resulting gran will
- * be smaller, again penalizing the lighter task.
- *
- * This is especially important for buddies when the leftmost
- * task is higher priority than the buddy.
- */
- if (unlikely(se->load.weight != NICE_0_LOAD))
- gran = calc_delta_fair(gran, se);
- } else {
- if (unlikely(curr->load.weight != NICE_0_LOAD))
- gran = calc_delta_fair(gran, curr);
- }
+ if (unlikely(se->load.weight != NICE_0_LOAD))
+ gran = calc_delta_fair(gran, se);
return gran;
}
diff --git a/kernel/sched_features.h b/kernel/sched_features.h
index f54b6f9..83c66e8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_features.h
+++ b/kernel/sched_features.h
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ SCHED_FEAT(START_DEBIT, 1)
SCHED_FEAT(WAKEUP_PREEMPT, 1)
/*
- * When converting the wakeup granularity to virtual time, do it such
- * that heavier tasks preempting a lighter task have an edge.
- */
-SCHED_FEAT(ASYM_GRAN, 1)
-
-/*
* Based on load and program behaviour, see if it makes sense to place
* a newly woken task on the same cpu as the task that woke it --
* improve cache locality. Typically used with SYNC wakeups as
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-03-11 18:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-11 9:49 [patch 0/12] sched: fastpath cycle recovery Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:50 ` [patch 1/12] sched: ratelimit nohz Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:30 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Rate-limit nohz tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:51 ` [patch 2/12] sched: remove avg_wakeup Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:30 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove avg_wakeup tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:52 ` [patch 3/12] sched: remove avg_overlap Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:31 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove avg_overlap tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:53 ` [patch 4/12] sched: cleanup/optimize clock updates Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:31 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Cleanup/optimize " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:54 ` [patch 5/12] sched: tweak sched_latency and min_granularity Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:31 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Tweak " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:56 ` [patch 6/12] sched: fix select_idle_sibling() Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:32 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Fix select_idle_sibling() tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:57 ` [patch 7/12] sched: remove NORMALIZED_SLEEPER Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:32 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove NORMALIZED_SLEEPER tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:58 ` [patch 8/12] sched: remove FAIR_SLEEPERS feature Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:32 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 9:59 ` [patch 9/12] sched: remove WAKEUP_SYNC feature Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:32 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 10:01 ` [patch 11/12] sched: remove ASYM_GRAN feature Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:33 ` tip-bot for Mike Galbraith [this message]
2010-03-11 10:03 ` [patch 10/12] sched: remove SYNC_WAKEUPS feature Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:33 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 10:04 ` [patch 12/12] sched: remove AFFINE_WAKEUPS feature Mike Galbraith
2010-03-11 18:33 ` [tip:sched/core] sched: Remove " tip-bot for Mike Galbraith
2010-03-12 3:23 ` Yong Zhang
2010-03-12 4:37 ` Mike Galbraith
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