Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:36:25 +0800 | From | Wang Jinchao <> | Subject | [RFC resend] sched: Can we rename 'core scheduling' to 'smt scheduling'? |
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On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 03:07:43PM +0800, Wang Jinchao wrote: > The term 'core' in 'kernel/sched/' implies a relation to the kernel of sched, > and at the same time, 'core' is used in 'core scheduling' to represent a CPU core. > Both meanings coexist in the 'core.c' file and appear numerous times. > > This can be confusing for newcomers. > > -- > Wang Jinchao
Maybe we should rename sched/core_sched.c to sched/smt_sched.c, and move relevant code from sched/core.c to smt_sched.c. I believe using "smt" in smt_sched.c would be clearer than "core" in core_sched.c, especially considering its association with core.c.
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