Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] sched/rt: Add support for SD_PREFER_SIBLING on find_lowest_rq()

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Aug 24 2017 - 09:55:22 EST


On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:06:03 +0900
Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Steven,
>
> Can I keep your reviewed-by with comments modified?

Yes, but I have one nit.


> @@ -1668,9 +1691,35 @@ static int find_lowest_rq(struct task_struct *task)
> return this_cpu;
> }
>
> - best_cpu = cpumask_first_and(lowest_mask,
> - sched_domain_span(sd));
> + /*
> + * If a cpu being in lowest_mask & current sd &
> + * ~prefer sd is valid, that becomes our choice.

I can't parse the above sentence.

-- Steve

> + * Of course, the lowest possible cpu is already
> + * under consideration through lowest_mask.
> + */
> + best_cpu = find_cpu(lowest_mask, sd, prefer);
> +