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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] sched/rt: Distribute tasks in find_lowest_rq()
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On 14/04/20 21:27, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:58:49 +0100
> Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@arm.com> wrote:
>
>> To move this forward, I would suggest renaming the current cpumask_any_*()
>> into cpumask_first_*(), and THEN introduce the new pseudo-random
>> ones. People are then free to hand-fix specific locations if it makes sense
>> there, like you're doing for RT.
>
> Or leave "cpumask_any()" as is, and create a new "cpumask_random()" for
> this purpose.
>

Sure; I'll be happy as long as there isn't a blanket replacement of
existing callsites.

> -- Steve