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SubjectRe: [patch v8 3/9] sched: set initial value of runnable avg for new forked task
On 06/14/2013 06:02 PM, Lei Wen wrote:
>> > enqueue_entity
>> > enqueue_entity_load_avg
>> >
>> > and make forking balancing imbalance since incorrect load_avg_contrib.
>> >
>> > Further more, Morten Rasmussen notice some tasks were not launched at
>> > once after created. So Paul and Peter suggest giving a start value for
>> > new task runnable avg time same as sched_slice().
> I am confused at this comment, how set slice to runnable avg would change
> the behavior of "some tasks were not launched at once after created"?

I also don't know the details on Morten's machine. but just guess, there
are much tasks on in the run queue. the minimum load avg make the new
task wait its time...
>
> IMHO, I could only tell that for the new forked task, it could be run if current
> task already be set as need_resched, and preempt_schedule or
> preempt_schedule_irq
> is called.
>
> Since the set slice to avg behavior would not affect this task's vruntime,
> and hence cannot make current running task be need_sched, if
> previously it cannot.
>
> Could you help correct if I am wrong at somewhere? ....
>
> Thanks,


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Thanks
Alex


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