[PATCH 3/3] sched/rt: Optimize select_task_rq_rt() for non-RT curr task

From: pang.xunlei
Date: Mon Nov 03 2014 - 05:31:33 EST


When selecting the cpu for a waking RT task, if curr is a non-RT
task which is bound only on this cpu, then we can give it a chance
to select a different cpu(definitely an idle cpu if existing) for
the RT task to avoid curr starving.

Signed-off-by: pang.xunlei <pang.xunlei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/rt.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index d024e6c..89202ab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,11 @@ select_task_rq_rt(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int sd_flag, int flags)
* runqueue. Otherwise simply start this RT task
* on its current runqueue.
*
+ * If the current task on @p's runqueue is a non-RT task,
+ * and this task is bound on current runqueue, then try to
+ * see if we can wake this RT task up on a different runqueue,
+ * we will definitely find an idle cpu if there is any.
+ *
* We want to avoid overloading runqueues. If the woken
* task is a higher priority, then it will stay on this CPU
* and the lower prio task should be moved to another CPU.
@@ -1335,9 +1340,8 @@ select_task_rq_rt(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int sd_flag, int flags)
* This test is optimistic, if we get it wrong the load-balancer
* will have to sort it out.
*/
- if (curr && unlikely(rt_task(curr)) &&
- (curr->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
- curr->prio <= p->prio)) {
+ if (curr && unlikely(curr->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
+ curr->prio <= p->prio)) {
int target = find_lowest_rq(p);

if (target != -1)
--
1.7.9.5

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