Re: [PATCH] sched: Optimize core cookie matching check

From: Madadi Vineeth Reddy

Date: Thu Nov 06 2025 - 05:28:23 EST


Hi Fernand,

On 05/11/25 20:55, Fernand Sieber wrote:
> Early return true if the core cookie matches. This avoids the SMT mask
> loop to check for an idle core, which might be more expensive on wide
> platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fernand Sieber <sieberf@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/sched/sched.h | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> index adfb6e3409d7..381cd561e99b 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
> +++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
> @@ -1432,6 +1432,9 @@ static inline bool sched_core_cookie_match(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
> if (!sched_core_enabled(rq))
> return true;
>
> + if (rq->core->core_cookie == p->core_cookie)
> + return true;
> +
> for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(cpu_of(rq))) {
> if (!available_idle_cpu(cpu)) {
> idle_core = false;
> @@ -1443,7 +1446,7 @@ static inline bool sched_core_cookie_match(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
> * A CPU in an idle core is always the best choice for tasks with
> * cookies.
> */
> - return idle_core || rq->core->core_cookie == p->core_cookie;
> + return idle_core;
> }

LGTM.
Reviewed-by: Madadi Vineeth Reddy <vineethr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Madadi Vineeth Reddy

>
> static inline bool sched_group_cookie_match(struct rq *rq,