Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 1/8] sched, x86: Add SD_ASYM_PACKING flags to x86 cpu topology for ITMT | From | Tim Chen <> | Date | Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:50:15 -0700 |
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On Sat, 2016-09-10 at 15:10 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016, Srinivas Pandruvada wrote: > > > > From: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> > > > > We uses ASYM_PACKING feature in the scheduler to move tasks to more > > capable cpus that can be boosted to higher frequency. This is enabled by > > Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 (ITMT). We mark the sched domain > > topology level with SD_ASYM_PACKING flag for such systems to indicate > > scheduler can use the ASYM_PACKING feature to move load to the > > more capable cpus. > Sigh. This changelog does not tell anything about the nature of the patch, > the rationale for it etc. It's just a meaningless blurb.
Okay, I can add more details about ITMT. Will also be clearer if the ITMT patch (patch 5) comes before this one.
> > +} > > +#else > > +#define x86_core_flags cpu_core_flags > > +#define x86_smt_flags cpu_smt_flags > > +#endif > No. We first rework the code so that the IMT stuff can be added in a later > patch easily.
I'll move this patch to come after current patch 5.
Thanks.
Tim
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