Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Introduce fits_capacity()

[Viresh Kumar]

On 04-06-19, 08:59, Peter Oskolkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 12:02 AM Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > The same formula to check utilization against capacity (after
> > considering capacity_margin) is already used at 5 different locations.
> >
> > This patch creates a new macro, fits_capacity(), which can be used from
> > all these locations without exposing the details of it and hence
> > simplify code.
> >
> > All the 5 code locations are updated as well to use it..
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  kernel/sched/fair.c | 14 +++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > index 7f8d477f90fe..db3a218b7928 100644
> > --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > +++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
> > @@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int __weak arch_asym_cpu_priority(int cpu)
> >   * (default: ~20%)
> >   */
> >  static unsigned int capacity_margin                    = 1280;
> > +
> > +#define fits_capacity(cap, max)        ((cap) * capacity_margin < (max) * 1024)
> 
> Any reason to have this as a macro and not as an inline function?

I don't have any strong preference here, I used a macro as I didn't
feel that type-checking is really required on the parameters and
eventually this will get open coded anyway.

Though I would be fine to make it a routine if maintainers want it
that way.

Thanks Peter.

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viresh