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authorVincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>2023-10-09 12:36:16 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2023-10-09 12:59:48 +0200
commit7bc263840bc3377186cb06b003ac287bb2f18ce2 (patch)
tree1b1e2ea78cc73c98cb56ebdd1c7add108f157c35 /Documentation/scheduler
parent089768dfeb3ab294f9ab6a1f2462001f0f879fbb (diff)
sched/topology: Consolidate and clean up access to a CPU's max compute capacity
Remove the rq::cpu_capacity_orig field and use arch_scale_cpu_capacity() instead. The scheduler uses 3 methods to get access to a CPU's max compute capacity: - arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu) which is the default way to get a CPU's capacity. - cpu_capacity_orig field which is periodically updated with arch_scale_cpu_capacity(). - capacity_orig_of(cpu) which encapsulates rq->cpu_capacity_orig. There is no real need to save the value returned by arch_scale_cpu_capacity() in struct rq. arch_scale_cpu_capacity() returns: - either a per_cpu variable. - or a const value for systems which have only one capacity. Remove rq::cpu_capacity_orig and use arch_scale_cpu_capacity() everywhere. No functional changes. Some performance tests on Arm64: - small SMP device (hikey): no noticeable changes - HMP device (RB5): hackbench shows minor improvement (1-2%) - large smp (thx2): hackbench and tbench shows minor improvement (1%) Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231009103621.374412-2-vincent.guittot@linaro.org
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diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-capacity.rst
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@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ per Hz, leading to::
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Two different capacity values are used within the scheduler. A CPU's
-``capacity_orig`` is its maximum attainable capacity, i.e. its maximum
-attainable performance level. A CPU's ``capacity`` is its ``capacity_orig`` to
-which some loss of available performance (e.g. time spent handling IRQs) is
-subtracted.
+``original capacity`` is its maximum attainable capacity, i.e. its maximum
+attainable performance level. This original capacity is returned by
+the function arch_scale_cpu_capacity(). A CPU's ``capacity`` is its ``original
+capacity`` to which some loss of available performance (e.g. time spent
+handling IRQs) is subtracted.
Note that a CPU's ``capacity`` is solely intended to be used by the CFS class,
-while ``capacity_orig`` is class-agnostic. The rest of this document will use
-the term ``capacity`` interchangeably with ``capacity_orig`` for the sake of
+while ``original capacity`` is class-agnostic. The rest of this document will use
+the term ``capacity`` interchangeably with ``original capacity`` for the sake of
brevity.
1.3 Platform examples