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DateTue, 15 Aug 2006 21:47:18 -0700
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: [patch] sched: group CPU power setup cleanup
On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:24:55 -0700
Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the cleanup patch resend, Suresh.> > > Resending the new patch. Before patch had some issues for Andy and hence
> > dropped.> > > > Andrew, Please add this to -mm. This patch is against 2.6.18-rc4.
> > There might be a small conflict while applying to -mm. Let me know if you
> > want a patch on top of -mm.> > > > thanks,> > suresh> > > > --> > I found the above patch commentary frustrating to read, as it told me
> very little, and teased me with reference to details that are left
> unsaid.> > Can we work on this patch's opening text a bit more?

Believe it or not, I usually suffer in silence.

> > ..>> > + * cpu_power indicates the computing power of each sched group. This is
> > + * used for distributing the load between different sched groups
> > + * in a sched domain.> > Thanks for explaining what cpu_power means.>

Hope not.  To me, "computing power" means megaflops/sec, or Dhrystones
(don't ask) or whatever.  If that's what "cpu_power" is referring to then
the name is hopelessly ambiguous with peak joules/sec and a big renaming is
due.

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