From: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
mingo@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, rostedt@goodmis.org, qais.yousef@arm.com,
juri.lelli@redhat.com, vincent.guittot@linaro.org,
bsegall@google.com, mgorman@suse.de, rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/23] sched,acpi_pad: Convert to sched_set_fifo*()
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:45:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c620bb30-eeee-336b-f8d6-a98e903a48e2@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200422112831.455977635@infradead.org>
On 22/04/2020 13:27, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Because SCHED_FIFO is a broken scheduler model (see previous patches)
> take away the priority field, the kernel can't possibly make an
> informed decision.
>
> In this case, use fifo_low, because it only cares about being above
> SCHED_NORMAL. Effectively no change in behaviour.
>
> XXX: this driver is still complete crap; why isn't it using proper
> idle injection or at the very least play_idle() ?
>
> Cc: rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
> Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> ---
> drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
> @@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ static unsigned int idle_pct = 5; /* per
> static unsigned int round_robin_time = 1; /* second */
> static int power_saving_thread(void *data)
> {
> - struct sched_param param = {.sched_priority = 1};
> int do_sleep;
> unsigned int tsk_index = (unsigned long)data;
> u64 last_jiffies = 0;
>
> - sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_RR, ¶m);
I was wondering what happened to the SCHED_RR cases but as I can see now
they are handled here and in the next patch.
> + sched_set_fifo_low(current);
>
> while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
> unsigned long expire_time;
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-04-22 16:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 71+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-04-22 11:27 [PATCH 00/23] sched: Remove FIFO priorities from modules Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 01/23] sched: Provide sched_set_fifo() Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:11 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 13:26 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:50 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 16:33 ` Steven Rostedt
2020-04-22 16:40 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 16:46 ` Steven Rostedt
2020-04-22 17:45 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 15:50 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-27 17:04 ` Qais Yousef
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 02/23] sched,bL_switcher: Convert to sched_set_fifo*() Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:27 ` Nicolas Pitre
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 03/23] sched,crypto: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:33 ` Herbert Xu
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 04/23] sched,acpi_pad: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 16:45 ` Dietmar Eggemann [this message]
2020-04-23 8:46 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 05/23] sched,drbd: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-23 8:57 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 06/23] sched,psci: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:55 ` Valentin Schneider
2020-04-22 14:06 ` Sudeep Holla
2020-04-27 16:35 ` Qais Yousef
2020-04-27 16:58 ` Valentin Schneider
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 07/23] sched,msm: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 08/23] sched,drm/scheduler: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 09/23] sched,ivtv: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 12:53 ` Steven Rostedt
2020-04-22 13:26 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-24 9:58 ` Hans Verkuil
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 10/23] sched,mmc: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 16:59 ` Ulf Hansson
2020-04-23 8:59 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-23 12:01 ` Ulf Hansson
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 11/23] sched,spi: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:56 ` Mark Brown
2020-04-22 14:35 ` Doug Anderson
2020-04-22 15:47 ` Guenter Roeck
2020-04-22 16:41 ` Doug Anderson
2020-04-22 20:16 ` Guenter Roeck
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 12/23] sched,powercap: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 13/23] sched,ion: Convert to sched_set_normal() Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:21 ` Vincent Guittot
2020-04-22 13:29 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 13:36 ` Vincent Guittot
2020-04-22 13:59 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:09 ` Vincent Guittot
2020-04-22 15:39 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:52 ` Vincent Guittot
2020-04-22 15:38 ` Juri Lelli
2020-04-22 15:42 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 14/23] sched,powerclamp: Convert to sched_set_fifo() Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 15/23] sched,serial: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 16/23] sched,watchdog: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 12:51 ` Steven Rostedt
2020-04-22 13:24 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 17/23] sched,irq: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:39 ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 18/23] sched,locktorture: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:51 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 19/23] sched,rcuperf: Convert to sched_set_fifo_low() Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:51 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 20/23] sched,rcutorture: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:51 ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 21/23] sched,psi: " Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 15:22 ` Johannes Weiner
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 22/23] sched: Remove sched_setscheduler*() EXPORTs Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 11:27 ` [PATCH 23/23] sched: Remove sched_set_*() return value Peter Zijlstra
2020-04-22 14:25 ` Ingo Molnar
2020-04-22 16:16 ` Paul E. McKenney
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