[Resend][PATCH] sched/fair: micro-optimize pick_next_entity()

From: Li RongQing
Date: Wed Aug 25 2021 - 02:27:56 EST


Only check the skip buddy when next buddy and last buddy
are not picked up, this can save the cycles of checking
the skip buddy and computation of the second buddy, when
next and last buddy will be picked up
for example, yield_to_task_fair() set both next and skip
buddy

Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/sched/fair.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 44c452072a1b..9c6569ddf3eb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4503,11 +4503,22 @@ pick_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)

se = left; /* ideally we run the leftmost entity */

- /*
- * Avoid running the skip buddy, if running something else can
- * be done without getting too unfair.
- */
- if (cfs_rq->skip && cfs_rq->skip == se) {
+
+ if (cfs_rq->next && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->next, left) < 1) {
+ /*
+ * Someone really wants this to run. If it's not unfair, run it.
+ */
+ se = cfs_rq->next;
+ } else if (cfs_rq->last && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->last, left) < 1) {
+ /*
+ * Prefer last buddy, try to return the CPU to a preempted task.
+ */
+ se = cfs_rq->last;
+ } else if (cfs_rq->skip && cfs_rq->skip == se) {
+ /*
+ * Avoid running the skip buddy, if running something else can
+ * be done without getting too unfair.
+ */
struct sched_entity *second;

if (se == curr) {
@@ -4522,18 +4533,6 @@ pick_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
se = second;
}

- if (cfs_rq->next && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->next, left) < 1) {
- /*
- * Someone really wants this to run. If it's not unfair, run it.
- */
- se = cfs_rq->next;
- } else if (cfs_rq->last && wakeup_preempt_entity(cfs_rq->last, left) < 1) {
- /*
- * Prefer last buddy, try to return the CPU to a preempted task.
- */
- se = cfs_rq->last;
- }
-
return se;
}

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