Messages in this thread | | | From | Vincent Guittot <> | Date | Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:31:09 +0200 | Subject | Re: [RFC 0/4] sched: consolidation of cpu_power |
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On 29 March 2014 03:27, Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org> wrote: > On Fri, 28 Mar 2014, Vincent Guittot wrote: > >> Part of this patchset was previously part of the larger tasks packing patchset >> [1]. I have splitted the latter in 3 different patchsets (at least) to make the >> thing easier. >> -configuration of sched_domain topology [2] >> -update and consolidation of cpu_power (this patchset) >> -tasks packing algorithm >> >> SMT system is no more the only system that can have a CPUs with capacity that >> is different from the default value. We need to extend the use of >> cpu_power_orig to all kind of platform so the scheduler will have both the >> maximum capacity (cpu_power_orig/power_orig) and the current capacity >> (cpu_power/power) of CPUs and groups of the sched_domains. > [...] > > Wouldn't it make sense to have a patch in this series that performs some > s/power/capacity/ throughout the scheduler code before the other patches > are applied? That would help getting consistent terminology and avoid > confusion before real power related metrics are eventually brought into > the scheduler.
Fair point. I will add the changes in the next version.
Thanks Vincent
> > > Nicolas
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