Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Fix negative imbalance in imbalance calculation
From: Mel Gorman
Date: Fri Mar 27 2020 - 07:48:12 EST
On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 01:42:29PM +0800, Aubrey Li wrote:
> A negative imbalance value was observed after imbalance calculation,
> this happens when the local sched group type is group_fully_busy,
> and the average load of local group is greater than the selected
> busiest group. Fix this problem by comparing the average load of the
> local and busiest group before imbalance calculation formula.
>
> Suggested-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Phil Auld <pauld@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
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Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs