Re: [PATCH 4/4] sched / idle: Call default_idle_call() from cpuidle_enter_state()

From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Mon May 04 2015 - 11:04:22 EST


On 05/04/2015 03:58 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>

The check of the cpuidle_enter() return value against -EBUSY
made in call_cpuidle() will not be necessary any more if
cpuidle_enter_state() calls default_idle_call() directly when it
is about to return -EBUSY, so make that happen and eliminate the
check.

Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
>
---
drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c | 4 +++-
drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h | 2 ++
kernel/sched/idle.c | 14 ++++++--------
3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -167,8 +167,10 @@ int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cpuidle_d
* local timer will be shut down. If a local timer is used from another
* CPU as a broadcast timer, this call may fail if it is not available.
*/
- if (broadcast && tick_broadcast_enter())
+ if (broadcast && tick_broadcast_enter()) {
+ default_idle_call();
return -EBUSY;
+ }

trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(index, dev->cpu);
time_start = ktime_get();
Index: linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
+++ linux-pm/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ extern int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cp
/* idle loop */
extern void cpuidle_install_idle_handler(void);
extern void cpuidle_uninstall_idle_handler(void);
+/* kernel/sched/idle.c */
+extern void default_idle_call(void);

There is a cyclic dependency introduced with this function.

idle.c <=> cpuidle.c

Are we sure we want them to be mutually dependent ?

/* governors */
extern int cpuidle_switch_governor(struct cpuidle_governor *gov);
Index: linux-pm/kernel/sched/idle.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ linux-pm/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@ void __weak arch_cpu_idle(void)
local_irq_enable();
}

-static void default_idle_call(void) {
- /*
- * We can't use the cpuidle framework, let's use the default idle
- * routine.
- */
+/**
+ * default_idle_call - Default CPU idle routine.
+ *
+ * To use when the cpuidle framework cannot be used.
+ */
+void default_idle_call(void) {

Same comment as Peter on the patch 1/4.

if (current_clr_polling_and_test())
local_irq_enable();
else
@@ -112,9 +113,6 @@ static int call_cpuidle(struct cpuidle_d
/* The cpu is no longer idle or about to enter idle. */
idle_set_state(this_rq(), NULL);

- if (entered_state == -EBUSY)
- default_idle_call();
-
return entered_state;
}




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