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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] sched: Micro optimization in pick_next_task() and in check_preempt_curr()
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On 19.12.2019 18:40, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:20:58 +0300
> Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com>
>>
>> This introduces an optimization based on xxx_sched_class addresses
>> in two hot scheduler functions: pick_next_task() and check_preempt_curr().
>>
>> After this patch, it will be possible to compare pointers to sched classes
>> to check, which of them has a higher priority, instead of current iterations
>> using for_each_class().
>>
>> One more result of the patch is that size of object file becomes a little
>> less (excluding added BUG_ON(), which goes in __init section):
>>
>> $size kernel/sched/core.o
>> text data bss dec hex filename
>> before: 66446 18957 676 86079 1503f kernel/sched/core.o
>> after: 66398 18957 676 86031 1500f kernel/sched/core.o
>>
>> SCHED_DATA improvements guaranteeing order of sched classes are made
>> by Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
>
> For the above changes, you can add:
>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

Should I resend this as two patches, with your changes in a separate?

>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com>
>>
>> v2: Steven's data sections ordering. Hunk with comment in Makefile is removed.
>> ---
>> include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 8 ++++++++
>> kernel/sched/core.c | 24 +++++++++---------------
>> kernel/sched/deadline.c | 3 ++-
>> kernel/sched/fair.c | 3 ++-
>> kernel/sched/idle.c | 3 ++-
>> kernel/sched/rt.c | 3 ++-
>> kernel/sched/stop_task.c | 3 ++-
>> 7 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
>> index e00f41aa8ec4..ff12a422ff19 100644
>> --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
>> +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
>> @@ -108,6 +108,13 @@
>> #define SBSS_MAIN .sbss
>> #endif
>>

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