Re: [PATCH] sched/topology: Correct "sched_domains_curr_level" in topology_span_sane()

[Leon Romanovsky]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 04:12:35AM +0000, K Prateek Nayak wrote:
> The updated topology_span_sane() algorithm in commit ce29a7da84cd
> ("sched/topology: Refinement to topology_span_sane speedup") works on
> the "sched_domain_topology_level" hierarchy to detect overlap in
> !SDTL_OVERLAP domains using the tl->mask() as opposed to the
> sched_domain hierarchy (and the sched_domain_span()) in the previous
> approach.
> 
> For NODE domain, the cpumask retunred by tl->mask() depends on the
> "sched_domains_curr_level". Unless the "sched_domains_curr_level" is
> reset during topology_span_sane(), it reflects the "numa_level" of the
> last sched_domain created which is incorrect.
> 
> Reset the "sched_domains_curr_level" to the "tl->numa_level" during
> topology_span_sane(). Although setting "topology_span_sane" to 0 in
> topology_span_sane() should be enough since all domains with
> numa_level > 0 currently set SDTL_OVERLAP flag, setting it to
> "tl->numa_level" makes it more explicit and future proof against changes
> in the same area.

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> Changes are based on tip:sched/urgent at commit 914873bc7df9 ("Merge tag
> 'x86-build-2025-05-25' of
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip")
> ---
>  kernel/sched/topology.c | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

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