Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH V2 Resend 0/4] Create sched_select_cpu() and use it for workqueues and timers | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Date | Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:35:52 -0500 |
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On Mon, 2012-11-26 at 09:03 -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> If I understand correctly (though also suffering turkey OD), the idea is > to offload work to more energy-efficient CPUs.
This is determined by a CPU that isn't running the idle task? Is it because a CPU that just woke up may be running at a lower freq, and thus not as efficient? But pushing off to another CPU may cause cache misses as well. Wouldn't that also be a factor in efficiencies, if a CPU is stalled waiting for memory to be loaded?
I should also ask the obvious. Has these patches shown real world efficiencies or is this just a theory? Do these patches actually improve battery life when applied?
Just asking.
-- Steve
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