[PATCH 5/8] x86: apic: Try to spread IRQ vectors to differentpriority levels

From: Alexander Gordeev
Date: Tue Jun 05 2012 - 07:24:14 EST


When assigning a new vector it is primarially done by adding 8 to the
previously given out vector number. Hence, two consequently allocated
vector numbers would likely fall into the same priority level. Try to
spread vector numbers to different priority levels better by changing
the step from 8 to 16.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c | 7 +++----
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 1afedef..f043d6a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ __assign_irq_vector(int irq, struct irq_cfg *cfg, const struct cpumask *mask)
* 0x80, because int 0x80 is hm, kind of importantish. ;)
*/
static int current_vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR + VECTOR_OFFSET_START;
- static int current_offset = VECTOR_OFFSET_START % 8;
+ static int current_offset = VECTOR_OFFSET_START % 16;
unsigned int old_vector;
int cpu, err;
cpumask_var_t tmp_mask;
@@ -1195,10 +1195,9 @@ __assign_irq_vector(int irq, struct irq_cfg *cfg, const struct cpumask *mask)
vector = current_vector;
offset = current_offset;
next:
- vector += 8;
+ vector += 16;
if (vector >= first_system_vector) {
- /* If out of vectors on large boxen, must share them. */
- offset = (offset + 1) % 8;
+ offset = (offset + 1) % 16;
vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR + offset;
}
if (unlikely(current_vector == vector))
--
1.7.7.6


--
Regards,
Alexander Gordeev
agordeev@xxxxxxxxxx
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