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From: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, chegu_vinod@hp.com,
	mgorman@suse.de, mingo@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/7] sched,numa: do not let a move increase the imbalance
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 21:57:28 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <53AA2C88.1020409@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140624143820.GA28774@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>

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On 06/24/2014 10:38 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

>> diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c index
>> 4723234..e98d290 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/fair.c +++
>> b/kernel/sched/fair.c @@ -1314,6 +1314,12 @@ static void
>> task_numa_compare(struct task_numa_env *env,
>> 
>> if (moveimp > imp && moveimp > env->best_imp) { /* +		 * A task
>> swap is possible, do not let a task move +		 * increase the
>> imbalance. +		 */ +		int imbalance_pct = env->imbalance_pct; +
>> env->imbalance_pct = 100; +		/*
> 
> I would feel so much better if we could say _why_ this is so.

OK, I think patch 9 supercedes this one.  The imbalance tests
were buggy, that is what caused the problem.

- -- 
All rights reversed
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-06-25  1:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-23 15:41 [PATCH 0/7] sched,numa: improve NUMA convergence times riel
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 1/7] sched,numa: use group's max nid as task's preferred nid riel
2014-06-25 10:31   ` Mel Gorman
2014-07-05 10:44   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/numa: Use group's max nid as task' s " tip-bot for Rik van Riel
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 3/7] sched,numa: use effective_load to balance NUMA loads riel
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 4/7] sched,numa: simplify task_numa_compare riel
2014-06-25 10:39   ` Mel Gorman
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 5/7] sched,numa: examine a task move when examining a task swap riel
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 6/7] sched,numa: rework best node setting in task_numa_migrate riel
2014-07-05 10:45   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/numa: Rework best node setting in task_numa_migrate() tip-bot for Rik van Riel
2014-06-23 15:41 ` [PATCH 7/7] sched,numa: change scan period code to match intent riel
2014-06-25 10:19   ` Mel Gorman
2014-07-05 10:45   ` [tip:sched/core] sched/numa: Change " tip-bot for Rik van Riel
2014-06-23 22:30 ` [PATCH 8/7] sched,numa: do not let a move increase the imbalance Rik van Riel
2014-06-24 14:38   ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-06-24 15:30     ` Rik van Riel
2014-06-25  1:57     ` Rik van Riel [this message]
2014-06-24 19:14 ` [PATCH 9/7] sched,numa: remove task_h_load from task_numa_compare Rik van Riel
2014-06-25  5:07   ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-06-25  5:09     ` Rik van Riel
2014-06-25  5:21     ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-06-25  5:25       ` Rik van Riel
2014-06-25  5:31         ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-06-25  5:39           ` Rik van Riel
2014-06-25  5:57             ` Peter Zijlstra

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