Re: [PATCH] sched/fair: Fix unsetting of "has_idle_cores" flag

[Mel Gorman]

On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 10:34:12PM +0530, Gautham R. Shenoy wrote:
> From: "Gautham R. Shenoy" <ego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In commit 9fe1f127b913 ("sched/fair: Merge select_idle_core/cpu()"), in
> select_idle_cpu(), we check if an idle core is present in the LLC of the
> target CPU via the flag "has_idle_cores". We look for the idle core in
> select_idle_cores(). If select_idle_cores() isn't able to find an idle
> core/CPU, we need to unset the has_idle_cores flag in the LLC of the
> target to prevent other CPUs from going down this route.
> 
> However, the current code is unsetting it in the LLC of the current CPU
> instead of the target CPU. This patch fixes this issue.
> 
> Fixes: Commit 9fe1f127b913 ("sched/fair: Merge select_idle_core/cpu()")
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <ego@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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