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

From: Rik van Riel
Date: Mon Aug 26 2013 - 17:50:17 EST


On 08/26/2013 08:09 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 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 :/

The comment made sense to me :)

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