Re: [PATCH 3/3] cpuset: fix wrong calculation of relax domain level

From: Li Zefan
Date: Mon Jul 28 2008 - 22:19:13 EST


Paul Jackson wrote:
> Seems ok to me:
>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Jackson <pj@xxxxxxx>
>
>
> Li Zefan wrote:
>> - update_domain_attr(dattr, &top_cpuset);
>> + update_domain_attr_tree(dattr, &top_cpuset);
>
> Does this change mean that there is now only -one- place that calls
> "update_domain_attr()", that being "update_domain_attr_tree()" ?
>
> If so, then perhaps:
> 1) "update_domain_attr()" could be removed as a separate routine,
> with its code folded into "update_domain_attr_tree()".

It will be folded into update_domain_attr_tree() by gcc.

> 2) a proper opening comment could be provided "update_domain_attr()",
> stating what it does, and its locking needs.
>

I think update_domain_attr_tree() rather than update_domain_attr() needs
a comment to state what is does, but as it is a helper function for
rebuild_sched_domains(), I don't think we need to state its locking needs.

> The above, if it makes sense, would be an additional PATCH, on top
> of your present patches, further refining them.
>
>
> Separate topic ...
>
> It bothers me a little that there is a generic 'attributes' and related
> *_attr() and dattr variable names, all speaking of some set of multiple
> generic attributes, such as in:
>
> struct sched_domain_attr *dattr; /* attributes for custom domains */
>
> even though, when all is said and done, there is only one attribute,
> the relax_domain_level. The generic, content-free word 'attributes'
> just obfuscates the single specific value, relax_domain_level, being
> managed here.
>
> ... However, I'm too lazy to propose a patch to mess with this.
>

But it doesn't bother me. ;)

IMO it's not good to mess things up by sending a patch to just rename all
the sched_domain_attr to relax_domain_level without doing anything other
useful work.
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