Re: [PATCH] sched/topology: Use Identity node only if required

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Aug 29 2018 - 04:58:05 EST


On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:43:48AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> DIE(j) should be:
>
> cpu_cpu_mask(j) := cpumask_of_node(cpu_to_node(j))

FWIW, I was expecting that to be topology_core_cpumask(), so I'm a
little confused myself just now.

> and NODE(j) should be:
>
> \Union_k cpumask_of_node(k) ; where node_distance(j,k) <= node_distance(0,0)
>
> which, _should_ reduce to:
>
> cpumask_of_node(j)
>
> and thus DIE and NODE _should_ be the same here.
>
> So what's going sideways?