Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] sched: Clean up SD_BALANCE_WAKE flags in sched domain build-up

[Yuyang Du]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 08:56:40AM +0200, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> > Well, I won't argue that this hasn't changed, but I'd argue that this change
> > isn't a bad change: (a) it restores the flags to their meanings and makes them
> 
> Have you any proof that this change is not a bad thing ? Moreover have
> you got proof that it's a good thing ? Changing the meaning and the
> behavior of flags, just because you find it elegant, doesn't seem to
> be enough for me.
> 
> So if you just want to rename the flags please keep current behavior unchange

Interestingly, I don't disagree with what you said, it is not just a renaming,
so I said the following:
 
"(b) we definitely need further work to improve select_task_rq_fair()"

That said, the changed behavior should be addressed, the waker CPU should be
a valid candidate for all SD_BALANCE_*, and whatnot...