Re: [RFC PATCH v7 08/23] sched: Add core wide task selection and scheduling.

[Joel Fernandes]

On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 5:23 PM Vineeth Pillai
<viremana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Also, Peter said pick_seq is for core-wide picking. If you want to add
> > another semantic, then maybe add another counter which has a separate
> > meaning and justify why you are adding it.
> I think just one counter is enough. Unless, there is a need to keep the
> counter
> to track core wide pick, I feel it is worth to change the design and
> make the
> counter serve its purpose. Will think through this and send it as a separate
> patch if needed.

Since you agree that it suffices to set core_pick to NULL if you don't
IPI a sibling, I don't see the need for your split pick_seq thing.
But let me know if I missed something.

thanks,

 - Joel