Re: [PATCH RESEND v3] sched: Micro optimization in pick_next_task() and in check_preempt_curr()

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Dec 20 2019 - 04:27:02 EST


On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 12:27:05AM +0300, Kirill Tkhai wrote:
> This introduces an optimization based on xxx_sched_class addresses
> in two hot scheduler functions: pick_next_task() and check_preempt_curr().
>
> It is possible to compare pointers to sched classes to check, which
> of them has a higher priority, instead of current iterations using
> for_each_class().
>
> One more result of the patch is that size of object file becomes a little
> less (excluding added BUG_ON(), which goes in __init section):
>
> $size kernel/sched/core.o
> text data bss dec hex filename
> before: 66446 18957 676 86079 1503f kernel/sched/core.o
> after: 66398 18957 676 86031 1500f kernel/sched/core.o
>
> Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks guys!