Re: [PATCH 2/2][v2] sched: Extract the task putting code from pick_next_task()
From: Valentin Schneider
Date: Mon Apr 20 2020 - 13:44:37 EST
On 20/04/20 16:01, Chen Yu wrote:
> Introduce a new function finish_prev_task() to do the balance
> when necessary, and then put previous task back to the run queue.
> This function is extracted from pick_next_task() to prepare for
> future usage by other type of task picking logic.
>
> No functional change.
>
With the absolutely tiny nit below:
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@xxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/sched/core.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
> index 3a61a3b8eaa9..bf59a5cf030c 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
> @@ -3904,6 +3904,28 @@ static inline void schedule_debug(struct task_struct *prev, bool preempt)
> schedstat_inc(this_rq()->sched_count);
> }
>
> +static void finish_prev_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
> + struct rq_flags *rf)
> +{
> + const struct sched_class *class;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
Nit: I would've put that declaration within the ifdef, given it isn't used
outside of it.
> + /*
> + * We must do the balancing pass before put_next_task(), such
> + * that when we release the rq->lock the task is in the same
> + * state as before we took rq->lock.
> + *
> + * We can terminate the balance pass as soon as we know there is
> + * a runnable task of @class priority or higher.
> + */
> + for_class_range(class, prev->sched_class, &idle_sched_class) {
> + if (class->balance(rq, prev, rf))
> + break;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> + put_prev_task(rq, prev);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * Pick up the highest-prio task:
> */