Re: [PATCH 09/10] sched, fair: Fix the sd_parent_degenerate() code

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Aug 26 2013 - 08:09:37 EST


On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 03:45:57AM -0700, Paul Turner wrote:
> > @@ -5157,6 +5158,13 @@ cpu_attach_domain(struct sched_domain *s
> > tmp->parent = parent->parent;
> > if (parent->parent)
> > parent->parent->child = tmp;
> > + /*
> > + * Transfer SD_PREFER_SIBLING down in case of a
> > + * degenerate parent; the spans match for this
> > + * so the property transfers.
> > + */
> > + if (parent->flags & SD_PREFER_SIBLING)
> > + tmp->flags |= SD_PREFER_SIBLING;
> > destroy_sched_domain(parent, cpu);
> > } else
> > tmp = tmp->parent;
> >
>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Turner <pjt@xxxxxxxxxx>

BTW, did that comment make sense to you or would you suggest something
different? I had/am having a hard time with that comment. Somehow it
leaves me wanting. I know I understand the issue now, but I'll doubt the
comment will suffice in a years time :/
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